2023-09-30 22:14:39
After He lost the third match in a row to his Saudi counterpart with a score of 67-74, while he lost to Iran 57-81, and to Kazakhstan 49-59 in the second match.
The director of the national basketball teams, Rashid Abdullah, confirmed that the team prepared well for the Asian Games, but the results were not at the level of ambition, due to the team’s lack of four important players in the squad after they suffered various injuries. He said: “We are looking forward to the best in the coming period. We will start… From now on, we are preparing for the final qualifiers for the Asian Basketball Nations Cup scheduled for next February, and our team will play in Group Six with Lebanon, Bahrain, and Syria. We are also preparing for the Arab Championship competitions in Cairo, and we hope that all our players will recover from their injuries so that we can defend our chances with full ranks.”
The Emirati delegation participating in the tournament won six colorful medals in judo (gold, silver, and three bronze), while the national cycling team added the historic bronze medal in the track race, which is considered the first Arab medal in this discipline, achieved by cyclist Ahmed Al Mansouri.
The UAE ranked third in the Arab world in the general ranking table for the Asian Games at the end of the eighth day with six colored medals in 19th place in the table. Bahrain jumped to first place in the Arab world after winning three golds, a silver and a bronze, all of which came in athletics, occupying 14th place, while Qatar came in 14th place. 17 with a total of five medals (gold, two silver and two bronze).
China, the host country, continued its dominance of the event with a total of 211 medals (111 gold, 66 silver, and 34 bronze), while Japan ranked second with 104 medals (28 gold, 38 silver, and 38 bronze), and South Korea came in third place with a total of 109 medals (27 gold, 29 silver, and 53). Bronze), Kuwait is in 22nd place with a total of three medals (gold, silver and bronze), Saudi Arabia is in 24th place with a gold and a bronze, Jordan is in 26th place with a total of three medals (two silver and a bronze), Oman is in 29th place with one silver medal, and Iraq and Lebanon are in 34th place with a bronze medal. one.
• The UAE is in third place in the Arab world on the overall rankings table with six medals.
• The basketball team lost three matches against Saudi Arabia, Iran and Kazakhstan.
6 players represent “Bow and Arrow” today
The bow and arrow team begins its participation in the Asian Games today, with individual competitions for men and women. The team is represented in the tournament by six male and female players: Aisha Jassim Al Ali, Amna Al-Awadi, Hessa Yaqoub Al-Awadi, Jumana Al-Najjar, Abdullah Obaid Al-Ketbi, and Muhammad Saleh Mubarak.
The star of the athletics team, Fatima Al Hosani, will compete in the discus throw competition with the participation of seven players, including South Korean Shin Yuejin, ranked 92nd in the world, while today our national shooting team will also complete the dirt competition for men and women, through the trio: Yahya Al Muhairi, Walid Al Ariani and Aisha Al Yasi.
“Shooting” ends its participation in the air pistol competition
The shooting team completed its participation in the 10-meter air pistol competition (mixed), with the participation of Ahmed Al Amiri and Ghaya Al Shuhail, achieving 567 points in 11th place out of 19 participating countries. The team also participated in the “Trap” competition on the first day’s competitions through Yahya Al Muhairi, who He achieved 69 points in 20th place, and Walid Al-Eriani achieved 32nd place with 67 points, while Aisha Al-Yasi, the thrower of our national team, achieved 54 points in the women’s dirt competition in the first appearance of the female element in this competition.
“White Chess” loses to Hong Kong
The chess team concluded the second round of team competitions after losing to the Hong Kong team with a score of 0-3, with the participation of the quartet: Anoud Bashkardi, Wafaia Al-Maamari, Moza Al-Mansouri, and Aisha Al-Muaini. The team has seven rounds remaining, with one round per day until October 7th.
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