Ali Maali (Dubai)
The International Karate Federation has chosen international referee Jaber Al-Zaabi to manage the matches of the Islamic Solidarity Games to be held in Turkey next August, and this came after his brilliance in the World Games held in Birmingham, USA.
Al-Zaabi became the first referee in the history of karate in the country, managing matches in the major international forum, and his career with arbitration began 12 years ago, at the local, continental and international levels, and has many successes confirming that the field of our rulers in the game is always moving with distinct steps for the better, in light of the interest The senior federation headed by Major General «M» Nasser Abdul Razzaq Al-Razouki, who at the same time holds the position of President of the Asian Confederation, Vice-President of the International Federation.
In addition to being an international referee, Al Zaabi occupies the presidency of the Referees Committee of the Federation, a member of the AFC Referees Committee, and participated in the management of 60 international championships, including a global league and international and Asian championships, in addition to 5 world championships, and he managed the final of the last World Championships that took place in Dubai in Kata. The kumite is “men and women”, and also the final of the People of Determination in the same tournament, and he managed many finals of the Asian and Arab championships.
And about participating in the “World Games”, Jaber Al-Zaabi said: I got new experiences, and a number of Arab rulers were present with me, namely the Egyptian Haitham Farouk, the Kuwaiti Mansour Sultan and the Moroccan Al-Zaytouni Matyout.
He said: The level of Arab arbitration is very distinguished, and he participates in the management of the finals, which is a good indicator, and I see that the future of the UAE government is on the right path, and we have a distinguished number of international referees, who are Abdullah Issa, Mahmoud Al Rahma, Amina Dashti and Aqil Al-Awadi.
He added: After the success in the World Games, I was chosen by the International Federation as a neutral referee among 7 others to manage the matches of the Islamic Solidarity Games, which is a new testimony to the brilliance and high level of Emirati governance.
Al-Zaabi thanked Major General Al-Razuqi, and said: He has never failed me in this field, as his support pushes me to shine, and this is one of the reasons for the success I am currently experiencing in the field of arbitration.
Major General Nasser Al-Razuqi expressed his happiness with the honorable level of the Emirati arbitration in the world, which is a positive indicator for the future of the game.
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