Birmingham (WAM)
Our national air sports team concluded the second day of the parachute jump competition at the World Games currently being hosted by the American city of Birmingham, with the participation of 3,600 male and female players, from 100 countries, competing in 36 sports.
Our player Abdul Bari Al Qubaisi ranked sixth in the general ranking table, while his teammate Cornelia Mihai came in tenth place, and each of them has 6 rounds left, to determine the first places, after calculating the total of the 12 rounds, which were held over 3 days, in a garden Auto Circuit in Birmingham.
The competitions of the second day witnessed weather fluctuations and instability in the weather, which resulted in the postponement of the start of the rounds, until it was confirmed that the weather conditions improved, as the competitions resumed, with the last two rounds postponed to the third day competitions.
On the other hand, Shamma Al-Kalbani, the 63-kg player of our national ju-jitsu team, confirmed her readiness to compete in the World Games, and her confidence in raising the country’s flag in this great global event, and competing for the gold for first place.
Shamma Al-Kalbani pointed out that all fights and confrontations require more focus, work and effort, given the high level of all participating players, and the presence of the elite among them after they qualified for the tournament, stressing the importance of entering competitions with high confidence, regardless of the confrontation and the classification of the players from the competing teams.
Her colleague, Muhammad Al-Omari, a player for our national jujitsu team, weighing 77 kg, described the camp held for the team in California, in preparation for participating in the tournament, as fruitful, during which many technical and mental aspects were discussed and the level of physical fitness was raised.
Al-Omari pointed out that the players of the team received intensive training doses of 4 periods per day to prepare well, and to enhance the team’s chances of competing to win as many colored medals as possible.
He revealed the strength of the players’ level in his weight, which doubles the responsibility and challenge to win a medal in the name of the UAE in this event, explaining that nothing is impossible, in light of determination, determination and striving to raise the flag of the nation on the podiums.
On the other hand, Jaber Al-Zaabi, Chairman of the Karate Referees Committee and member of the AFC Referees Committee, managed 7 fights in various karate competitions, within the World Games, with the participation of 18 referees from all countries of the world, and the tournament witnessed the participation of the best 8 players in the world in each weight in competitions Kata and Kumite.
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