The national team of the Gujitsu is competing for the 18th Asian Games, which was held in Indonesia yesterday, with great ambitions. The game, which takes place for the first time in the big continental event, carries the hopes of the UAE mission to win the largest number of medals. In the Asian Games, breaking the UAE's top 10 medals in the 2006 edition.

For the first time in the continental tournament, the Gujitsu AFC, headed by Abdul Moneim Al Hashemi, has been successful in winning nine gold medals from the Asian Olympic Council for the Jujitsu competitions, nine silver medals for second place and 18 bronze medals distributed to third and third place winners each The game is one of the most popular games in the Asian Games, giving the UAE team a great chance of winning a large number of medals. The best of many international achievements, which make the mission participating in the «Asiad» a leading candidate for winning medals in various weights.

For his part, the Executive Director of the Jujitsu Federation, Fahad Ali, said that the aspirations of the national team to participate in the "Asiad" great, pointing out that the hopes placed on the players to achieve a great achievement by winning medals, raise the morale of the players and is a strong incentive to raise the flag of the State high On the podiums.

Fahad Ali told «Emirates Today» that competition will not be easy as some imagine, pointing out that the Asian Games is one of the most important tournaments on the continent, and will see the participation of 46 countries, and the game Gujitsu emerged new forces, as well as countries that have a competitor and a candidate for competition such as Japan and South Korea.

He talked about the preparations for the national team to participate in the "Asiad", explaining that it has participated in many tournaments, and said: «The establishment of an internal camp, while the players participated in a number of competitions of the International Federation, as well as Grand Slam tournaments and local tournaments, The most important international tournaments were the Futsal Games in Turkmenistan, the Beach Games in Vietnam and the Thailand Tournament.

"The national team has 16 players selected according to their achievements and will participate in eight weights, six for men and two for women," he said, adding that everyone is ready for this big challenge and wants to achieve positive results in the first appearance of the game continental event .

Fahad Ali stressed that the players have a great responsibility, especially that the great achievements achieved by the game Jujitsu in recent years, in many world championships, make everyone awaits the national team medals at the Asian Games, noting that the Union hopes to be a catalyst Is good for the players and not a pressure factor, despite the difficulty of competition, stressing that at least 40% of the participants in the competition Jujitsu candidates for the competition for medals. He concluded by saying: "The responsibility is great for all the associations participating in the Asiad. The players and the players are aware of the importance of the responsibility, especially as they represent the state. The unions have worked well in preparing for the continental championship. , And the honor of the state, to achieve a large number of titles.

The Gujitsu star elite is present in the Asian session

The team consists of 16 players, 12 players and 4 players. The team includes some of the best players in the world. Three players won the gold medal at the Junior and Junior World Championships: Hamad Nawad, Khalid Iskandar Al Balushi and Omar Al Fadhli. Mazroui won the bronze medal in the tournament itself.

Mohammed Al Qubaisi, the winner of the Abu Dhabi International Championship for Gujitsu and the same achievement for Mohammed Haitham Radi, won the silver medal in the same tournament. Faisal Al Kutbi, Saud Al Hammadi and Zayed Al Kaabi also won the gold medal at the women's team. . She also won the gold medal of the Abu Dhabi International Championships for Jujitsu. Bashayer Al Matroushi is one of the top candidates for the podium in Al-Asadiad, especially as she won the Grand Slam Championship in Abu Dhabi.

In the midst of this elite of players who have starred in various world championships, the national team's chances are great in the competition for medals. The UAE mission hopes that the players and players will gather their experience and make a historic achievement in the first participation in the Asian Games.

Names of the Jujitsu Mission:

Hamad Nawad (weight 56 ​​kg).

Khalid Iskandar Al Balushi (weight 56 ​​kg).

Omar Al-Fadhli (weight 62 kg).

Saeed Al Mazroui (weight of 62 kg).

Student of the Carpi (weight 69 kg).

Hamid Yasser Al Kaabi (weight 69 kg).

Mohammed al-Qubaisi (weight 77 kg).

Saud Al Hammadi (weight 77 kg).

Khalfan Balhul (weight 85 kg).

Mohammed Haitham Radi (weight 85 kg).

Faisal al-Kutbi (weight 94 kg).

Zayed Al Kaabi (weight 94 kg).

And the youth (49 kg).

Muhra al-Hinai (weight 49 kg).

Bashyer Matroushi (weight 69 kg).

Share of Al Shamsi (weight 69 kg).

Ramon Dasilva (Senior Trainer).

Henrique Razende (assistant coach).

Helder Midros (21-year-old coach)

Marina Ribeiro (great female trainer).