"UAE Judo" He won 8 medals at the opening of the Arab Championship in Jordan
Amman, July 22 / WAM / Our national judo team won 8 medals, 3 gold, 2 silver and 3 bronze, during the opening of its participation in the Arab Junior Championship currently being held in the Jordanian capital, Amman.
Player Butti Ahmed Al-Hashemi won gold in the under-60 kg by defeating Jordanian player Muhammad Moaz in the final. The second gold came to player Saqr Badr Al-Otaibi in the under-66 kg by defeating Kuwaiti player Mishari Marzouq, while the third gold was for player Yousef Al-Awad after he excelled in the under-81 kg final over his Kuwaiti competitor Musa Al-Dhayan.
The 50 kg competition resulted in our national team player Mana Al Zaabi winning silver after a strong fight with Kuwaiti national team player Abdul Jalil Al Shammari. Hamdan Al Mazmi also won silver in the 73 kg weight, after competing in the final against Kuwaiti Rashid Faras, while the 55, 50 and 66 kg competitions witnessed our national team winning three bronze medals for players Masoud Al Mesmari, Mohammed Al Mazmi, and Anas Al Yamahi.
His Excellency Mohammed bin Thaloub Al-Dari, President of the Federation, confirmed that our national team’s victory with 8 medals at the opening of the Arab Championship holds important indicators of the success of the Federation’s strategy in adopting programs aimed at establishing generations of promising champions, and empowering them with competitive skills and capabilities, to raise the UAE flag in foreign tournaments.
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