The competitions of the Fazaa Fi Al Hayari diving championship championship were decorated with record numbers, which again reflected the strength of the fourteenth edition of the championship, organized and supervised by the Hamdan Bin Mohammed Center for the Revival of Heritage, and concluded the day before yesterday, at the Hamdan Sports Complex in Dubai, with the participation of a group of specialists in this sport Stemming from the popular heritage.

Matthew Malina of Poland achieved a personal record that is best for him in his career in this specialty, given that he holds multiple world records in other diving fields, culminating in first place in the open category with a time of 10 minutes, 10 seconds and 15 parts of the second, and came in second place Zanki has nine minutes, 21 seconds, 17 seconds per second, and thirdly, Goran Kulak, who has won the title in previous versions, with a time of nine minutes, 18 seconds and 34 seconds per second.

And Ibrahim Al-Sulaitani, the Omani, set a record in the category of citizens and Gulf citizens to crown the title of this category with a time of seven minutes, 58 seconds and 88 parts of the second, and the Kuwaiti second place, Hassan Al-Sharah, with six minutes and 20 seconds and 27 parts of a second, and the third Saudi Tariq Al-Zuhairi with five minutes, 30 seconds and 22 parts of the second.

In the junior category, Kuwaiti Ali Hassan Al Sharah recorded a personal record time in his first participation in the event, to win first place with three minutes, 44 seconds and 65 parts of the second, and secondly, Emirati Suhail Hashem Al Marzouqi with three minutes and 15 parts of the second, and third place Abdulaziz Hussain Al Marzouqi in two minutes and 57 seconds And 99 milliseconds.

The Chairman of the Organizing Committee, Hamad Al-Rahoumi, confirmed that the success of this edition of the championship is due to the accumulated experiences that have become owned by all corners of the event, including participants and work teams, where each person performs his role in the best way, in order to show the championship with this luster and special arrangement, and what increased suspense It is the convergence of the levels in this version, and the inability to predict the identity of the winner until the last participant has finished his role in the water.

760 thousand dirhams financial rewards

The financial awards offered to the Gulf and open categories amounted to 150 thousand for the first position, 70 thousand for the second, 30 thousand for the third, 20 thousand for the fourth and 10 thousand for the fifth and 9000 for the sixth and 8000 for the eighth and 7000 for the eighth and 6000 for the ninth and 5000 for the tenth, while in the junior category, the first place holder received 50 thousand dirhams, and the second 30 Thousand, and the third 15 thousand, and from the fourth to the tenth prize is 5,000 dirhams per participant, with a total sum of financial prizes for the tournament amounting to 760 thousand dirhams.

Matthews beats himself

Matthew Jan Malina, who finished first in the open professional category, expressed his great happiness at his success in overcoming himself when he scored an unprecedented number for him, and said: «I already achieved world records in different categories in diving, but for me diving remained The heat is very special, in my first post that achieved the tenth position, after that I continued to develop and enhance my performance until I succeeded in reaching the podium, and finally achieving the first position ».

He continued: «I dedicate this victory to my dear friend who died about six months ago in the skydiving incident in Russia, he was with me in the last version, and to my wife who accompanies me everywhere I participate, and I consider her as a special coach for me, she has supervised and supported me since About 10 years. ”

Matthews considered that focusing inside the water is very difficult and in need of extensive training. He said: “I can calculate my time until the seventh minute. After that, it is not possible to know the exact number I reached, so the moments of going up to the water surface are always very interesting.”

Gulf achievement

The Omani Ibrahim Al-Sulaitani expressed his pride in setting a record in the Gulf category, after he broke the number that he himself had previously recorded, and said: “In every post I look forward to providing more and better, the incentive is always present, and with the participation of my colleagues from the Sultanate of Oman and the rest of the Gulf states in the event Also, everyone encourages everyone to excel and be on the podium always. ”

At the end of the competitions, Hamad Al-Rahoomi, Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the championship, Rashid bin Markhan, Executive Vice President of the Hamdan bin Mohammed Center for the Revival of Heritage, and Muhammad Abdullah bin Dalmouk, Director of the Institutional Support Department at the center, and a number of heads of organizing committees and managers in the center crowned the winners of the first three centers.

Success from the first time

Kuwaiti Ali Hassan Al-Sharah achieved remarkable success in his first participation in competitions, and he is 14 years old, and his companionship was found by his father who came second in the Gulf category, and he said: “I started practicing this sport with motivation from my father, and in my first participation in the championship I achieved first place, I am very happy and my ambition is to continue to participate in the coming years. ”

In the footsteps of the grandfather and the father

The supremacy of Suhail Al Marzouqi, who ranked second in the junior category, came to confirm his path in the footsteps of his grandfather who worked in the diving profession at the age of 90, and his father, who is fluent in diving and various types of marine sports, and said: “I participate in recent years in order to achieve better The results, and most importantly, getting the atmosphere of this beautiful experience, I train intensively shortly before the competition, particularly in the last month, and I thank my family for their great support to me. ”

Matthews: The moments of ascent to the water's surface are very interesting.