The ninth edition of the World Athletics Championships for People of Determination (Dubai 2019), currently under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Sports Council, was unveiled yesterday. 1,500 athletes from 120 countries compete in 172 medals.
Australian star Jared Clifford was kidnapped on the first day of the competition at the Dubai Club for the inspired people, after breaking the world record for the 1500 meters race category «T13».
Matar Al Tayer, Vice President of Dubai Sports Council, announced the opening of the tournament, in the presence of Paralympic Committee member and Chairman of the Union of People of Determination, Mohammed Al Hamli, Secretary General of Dubai Sports Council, Saeed Hareb, and Assistant Commander in Chief of Dubai Police, Major General Mohammed Ahmed Bin Fahd, Chairman of the Supreme Organizing Committee of the World Cup of Athletes for the People of Determination, the second Friday of Al-Raqqad, the President of the Asian Paralympic Committee and the Director of the Championship, Majid Al-Usaimi, Assistant Secretary General of the Dubai Sports Council, Nasser Aman Al Rahma, and Assistant Director General of Dubai Municipality And members of the Paralympic Committee The Mechanism and the Federation of UAE sport owners motivation and members of the Dubai Club for owners of motivation and heads of delegations participating, along with 350 media.
Chairman of the Dubai Organizing Club, Chairman of the Supreme Organizing Committee of the World Athletics Championship, said the second Friday at the opening of the championship, that «the great support given by the wise leadership of the sports sector in general, and the category of people of motivation in particular, was the fruit of making the country gather the world in sporting events It is the largest and largest in the world in the same image to host the country last March for the Special Olympics World Games in Abu Dhabi with the participation of 7,500 athletes, and now the World Athletics Championships in Dubai with the participation of 1500 athletes from 120 countries, competing in the titles of 172 competitions to qualify for the Games Paralympic Games in Tokyo 2020 ».
For his part, Mohammed Al Hamli expressed his pride to deliver the speech of the International Paralympic Committee in a tournament held in his country. Their participation in the tournament.
The national team player, Siham Al-Rashidi, delivered a section of the championship players, in a gesture that confirms the special status of Emirati women, the pioneering achievements in a busy march.
First day
In the first day competitions held yesterday, Australian Jared Clifford kidnapped the star of the first day, after breaking the world record for the 1500 meters category «T13», and the distance of 3.47.78 minutes, also recorded the brightness of the Arab athletes star, Algeria's Ali Bouzourini awarded the Arabs their first medal, winning the silver in the 800m track in the T36 class, before his compatriot Abdellatif added a bronze bug to the 1500m T13, and Tunisia won a bronze medal by Hadia Abdi, who came in the fun throwing competition. For the F54 class.
Bulgarian top spot
Bulgaria topped the medal standings at the end of the first day after the champions won two gold medals, Brazil came second with two gold and bronze medals, and third place with one gold medal, each of Australia, China, Finland, Britain, Iran, Latvia and Uzbekistan.
The first surprises «Brazilian»
The first day of the World Cup Dubai saw Ryan Suarei da Silva's surprise victory in the women's 400 meters sprint at the expense of Rio de Janeiro 2016 champion Lilia Adzamitova of Ukraine. the third.
Da Silva, 22, needed 57.30 seconds to take the 400 meters in first place, 16 more than Portugal's Carolina Duarte, while Ukraine's Lilia came third with 57.55 seconds.
"It was very difficult. I felt some pain, especially as the race entered the final meters. I did not know that I was in the lead until the finish line, so the big surprise came to me," commented da Silva.
Al-Matrooshi: UAE girl is a challenge
The UAE national team player and Khorfakkan club for the inspired people, Maryam Al Matrooshi, who will launch her competitions, tomorrow, in the final javelin throwing, that «the Emirati girl is as challenging and able to continue to reap the achievements in the biggest global events».
Al Matrooshi said in a press statement that «the competition is very difficult, in the presence of a constellation of world champions, seeking to reserve seats in the Paralympics (Tokyo 2020)».
- National team star Siham Al-Rashidi casts a section of the championship players.
- 3 medals won by Arab athletes on the first day.