2024-02-15 06:13:05
Abu Dhabi (Etihad)
On Friday, the judo team will compete in the opening match of the “Baku Grand Slam” tournament, which is hosted by the Azerbaijan Federation, under the supervision of the International Federation, and continues until next Sunday, with the participation of 407 male and female players from 64 countries, including 3 Gulf Arab countries: the Emirates, Bahrain, and Saudi Arabia. .
Tomorrow’s round will witness the opening round of the under-57 kg light weight competition, which includes 32 players, including the top seeds and champions who have qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympics, and will witness the participation of our player Batsu Altan, while Karim Abdel Latif will play in the under 73 kg weight, as part of the “light medium” matches tomorrow. In light of the draw.
On the other hand, Mohammed bin Thaloub Al-Dari, President of the Judo Federation, confirmed that the Judo Committee, headed by Nasser Al-Tamimi, member of the National Olympic Committee and Secretary-General of the Federation, is working hard to qualify 7 players for the next Olympics, in light of the remaining entries for the first team before June 2024. After the Federation has so far guaranteed the qualification of 5 members of the judo team to the “Paris Olympics.”
He said, “What has been achieved is the result of the support and great interest of the wise leadership in the youth and sports sector, and the efforts and follow-up of the Abu Dhabi Sports Council, which is credited with making the game global and transcending regional borders, as the Olympic roster so far includes 5 players, Narmand Bayan, who participated in the weight category under 66 kg, Talal Shafeli, in the under 81 kg weight, Dhafer Aram, under 100 kg, Omar Marouf, in the over 100 kg weight, and Bashirat Kharudi, in the under 52 kg weight.
Ibn Thaloub pointed out that these achievements did not come about by chance, but rather were the result of hard work and planning that took three decades, during which these heroes participated in many training camps and local and foreign tournaments, during which they achieved positive results that raised the name of the UAE high in international and regional forums.
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