Mutasim Abdullah (Dubai)
The delegation of our national table tennis team received a great reception upon its arrival at Dubai airport yesterday, after the successful participation in the West Asian Table Tennis Championship, hosted by the Jordanian Table Tennis Federation with the participation of 12 countries, during which the “table white” won 7 colored medals, including four silver. And three bronze.
The delegation was headed by Hassan Al Zarooni, Secretary-General of the Federation, and the administrator Ahmed Al Hammadi, and the players Mohammed Al Hawai, Ahmed Saeed, Abdullah Al Hawai, Mansour Abdullah, Youssef Al Hawai, Ali Al Hawai, Mohammed Saeed, Rashid Saeed, Abdullah Al Balushi and Issa Al Balushi, while the mission was received by Abdul Rahman Al Menhali. Member of the Board of Directors and Financial Director, Ahmed Al-Bahr, Assistant Secretary-General, along with the parents and families of the participating heroes of the players.
Ahmed Al-Bahr, Secretary-General of the Federation, praised the positive results of the UAE table tennis team and the unprecedented achievement of winning 7 colored medals, including four silvers, in which the “White Champions” were closer to harvesting gold, and said: “The participation is the first in West Asia for the current group of players, What was achieved overall was very positive, and the team’s performance was praised by everyone.”
He added: “We started the gradual return to participation in international and continental competitions after the Corona pandemic through the Gulf Games in Kuwait, which was followed by sporadic participations such as the Tunisia International Open, which is one of the world championship rounds, during which the national team player Youssef Al-Hawai won the 12th place in the world rankings. ».
The Secretary-General stressed the policy of the Table Tennis Association headed by Eng. Daoud Al-Hajri to rely on the “promising” of the younger generations and talented elements that have a lot to offer to the game of table, on the way to further progress on the continental and global levels, and continued: “Maintaining the successes achieved during The past period is our main goal, and we always strive to provide the best.”
Al-Bahar praised the team’s results, pointing to the distinguished journey of participation, which was translated by the qualification of Abdullah Al-Balushi, player of the national men’s team, Shi, to the Asian finals in Thailand next September or October. ».
The Secretary-General noted the new system of the continental championship “Asia Table Tennis Cup”, which in turn qualifies for the World Cup finals, adding that the continental finals witness the participation of the best 32 players on the continent’s level, including those qualified from regional tournaments such as West Asia, in addition to 16 players ranked within the first level on The world of the Asian continent.
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