Supporting the leadership and determination of champions is the basic driving force for sporting excellence

His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, President of the National Olympic Committee, stressed that the support and encouragement of the wise leadership, and the determination and will of the champions, will remain the basic driving force for achieving sporting excellence and writing new chapters in the record of the UAE’s achievements in various regional and international sporting forums.

His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum praised the great historical achievement of the Emirati delegation that competed in the third edition of the Asian Youth Games, and its activities concluded the day before yesterday in the sisterly Kingdom of Bahrain, where the participation was crowned by the Emirati champions achieving 31 colored medals, ranking first in the Arab world and eighth in the general ranking table, with the participation of more than 5,000 athletes from 45 Asian countries, in a message that the UAE is capable of Making a difference with merit and recording achievements with merit and distinction.

His Highness praised this great achievement, the records and the colorful medals that carry behind them inspiring stories of honorable national models, saying: “This great achievement was not a coincidence; Rather, it is the result of diligent work and a sense of responsibility towards the nation, whose banner will always remain high, with the vision and directives of its wise leadership, the giving of its loyal sons, and their dedication to its advancement.”

His Highness, President of the National Olympic Committee, expressed his “pride in the UAE champions winning this large number of medals, which were accompanied by precise details, whether at the level of results, such as breaking the record more than once in the 100-meter sprint through the athletics team and qualifying for the U-20 World Championships held next year, as well as the success and brilliance of the camel and endurance racing team and the Muay Thai team in their first appearance in Asian forums, in addition to the distinguished achievement of the swimming team and winning the 50-meter gold medal.” Butterfly with the best time in the Asian Youth Games, and the jiu-jitsu team won 7 colorful medals, while thanks remain extended to the rest of the sports that raised the UAE flag on the podiums, which are equestrian in the endurance and show jumping competitions, combat sports, electronic sports, and badminton.”

His Highness also appreciated the spirit of commitment, cooperation and altruism that brought together the members of the sports delegation who were keen to join hands and rally around the athletes in the various stages of the tournament. Also, His Highness praised the great role of the UAE diplomatic mission to the Kingdom of Bahrain, which provided all aspects of support and assistance to facilitate the mission of the various work teams.

The UAE delegation participated in the third Asian Youth Games in Bahrain, with a delegation consisting of 152 athletes (107 male and 45 female athletes) who competed in 19 sports: handball, 3×3 basketball, equestrian (show jumping and endurance), athletics, swimming, cycling (road), boxing, Muay Thai, electronic sports, weightlifting, triathlon, taekwondo, table tennis, camel racing, badminton, golf, Judo, Jiu-Jitsu, and MMA combat sports.

Mansour bin Mohammed:

. The UAE is able to make a difference with merit, and record achievements with merit and distinction.

. Records and medals carry behind them inspiring stories of honorable national models.

. 31 colorful medals won by the UAE champions in the third edition of the Asian Youth Games.