Mashable: The event formed a part of the “Battle of the Cities” category

Dubai’s Gov Games recently challenged teams from around the world to scale the world’s tallest building, Burj Khalifa.

Designed to push the limits of human endurance, the event was a part of the “Battle of the Cities” category under the fifth edition of the Gov Games.

On Wednesday, February 28, 2024, global teams scaled the world’s tallest building with their strategic thinking and teamwork.

According to the Khaleej Times, the bonus round saw the Gov Games taking its fifth edition to unprecedented heights in the United Arab Emirates city of Dubai.

قامت اللجنة المنظمة للألعاب الحكومية 2024 بدبي اليوم (الأربعاء) بتنظيم "تحدي البرج" الأول من نوعه للفرق، في برج خليفة، أعلى مبنى في العالم، وتنافس فيه المشاركون في فئة "تحدي المدن" ضمن النسخة الخامسة من الألعاب الحكومية في #دبي. https://t.co/NeWiTATO3p pic.twitter.com/k4QJ9q1f1j

— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) February 28, 2024
The contest held yesterday saw teams from Kutná Hora, Czech Republic; Oviedo, Spain; and Copenhagen, Denmark winning 16 bonus points, a day ahead of the fifth edition of the Gov Games, which starts today. The teams won the points by recording 27:39.51 minutes, 27:39.90 minutes, and 28:18.85 minutes, respectively.

The Gov Games took its fifth edition to unprecedented heights this year with a new, bonus round of the competition featuring teams from around the world competing in a race up the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa in #Dubai.@GovGames pic.twitter.com/ZOsHBENnPH

— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) February 28, 2024
This fifth edition of the Gov Games, which is set to take place between February 29 to March 3, 2024, had an electrifying and high-octane start with the Burj Khalifa Climb.

The challenge featured various international teams climbing the 160 floors of the 828-metre-tall megastructure. Each team had five athletes tethered together by a single rope.

“The Burj Challenge takes our competition beyond a physical challenge,” said Marwan bin Essa, Director of Gov Games. “It stands as a symbol for how competitors can push their boundaries and break new barriers when they work together with a shared bond and drive that can take them to the top.”

Marwan bin Essa spoke of the competition and added, “We are excited to see the 2024 Gov Games teams work together in this new, exciting challenge in the competition, and achieve great things together.”

لا تفوتوا الألعاب الحكومية 2024.
انضموا إلينا في دبي فستيفال سيتي من 29 فبراير إلى 3 مارس لفرصة الفوز بواحدة من 3 سيارات Jeep والكثير من الجوائز القيمة.
كونوا جزءاً من التحدي الرياضي الأكبر!#الألعاب_الحكومية #فريق1هدف1 #معاً_نتحدى

Don’t miss Gov Games 2024!
Join us at Dubai… pic.twitter.com/3sS3P64vm9

— الألعاب الحكومية (@GovGames) February 26, 2024
The 2024 Gov Games is hosting international teams in the “Battle of the Cities” category. These teams are representing the UAE, Bahrain, Australia, Denmark, the United Kingdom, Norway, the United States, and more.