Initiates participation through the “Skeet Shooting” competition

Bin Fetais aims today towards achieving the UAE Olympic dream in "Tokyo"

  • From Saif Bin Fetais' preparations for a shooting challenge.

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  • Azza bint Suleiman: Our wise leadership, which has always made its people happy, deserves to strive for it, in order to achieve its aspirations and goals for the elevation and prosperity of the UAE.

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The Emirati participation in the 32nd Olympic Games, which will be hosted by the Japanese capital, Tokyo, will begin today, until August 8, with the participation of 83,911 athletes in 33 sports, including 339 competitions and in 48 sports facilities.

And it will be the starting kick in the journey of the UAE champions towards Olympic glory, through the star of the shooting team, Saif bin Fattis, in the skeet shooting.

Bin Fetais continued his preparations over the past few days, and is now ready for the shooting challenge that will be held at Asaka Shooting Field, with the participation of 30 shooters competing in five rounds spread over two days with a total of 125 goals, 25 goals per round, which ends tomorrow after the best six shooters qualified for the final stage according to their cumulative results. Then, the three colored medalists will be announced.

The Asaka Shooting Range is about 30 kilometers from the center of the Japanese capital, the same field that hosted the shooting competitions at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.

The Assistant Secretary-General of the National Olympic Committee for Administrative and Financial Affairs, Azza bint Suleiman, visited the headquarters of the Olympic Village for Athletes at the Olympic Games in Tokyo, and was accompanied during the visit by Ahmed Al-Tayeb, director of the delegation. Souvenir photos and other various services.

Azza bint Suleiman stressed that "our wise leadership, which has always made its people happy, deserves to do our best for it, in order to achieve its aspirations and goals in the elevation and prosperity of the UAE."

She pointed out that "the athletes participating in the Tokyo Games pledged to provide the best results and dedicate all the achievements to a leadership that we are happy with, and we cherish and brag about the world for its keenness and interest in its children in all fields, which doubles the responsibility on everyone's shoulders, especially since the continuous follow-up of His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. The President of the National Olympic Committee for Athletes, reflects the extent of the leadership’s keenness to reassure its children and to stand side by side in their honorable journey towards representing the nation in major forums.”

She added: The Olympic Games are the true measure of the athletic level of countries, in which we follow the champions from different countries of the world, and we look forward to watching our children compete in front of those with outstanding numbers and results, in a way that enhances their level and confidence in themselves to achieve the most valuable achievements and medals and register them in the name of the nation.

It was remarkable that one of the female volunteers accompanying the delegation was keen to sing the UAE national anthem at the delegation's residence in the Olympic Village, which won the admiration and appreciation of our participating delegation and all the athletes.

On the other hand, the organizing committee distributed empty packages to the athletes to conduct a daily “Covid-19” examination through saliva, and the examination will be conducted for delegations residing outside the Olympic Village every four days, and in the event of contact with the athletes, it will be conducted on a daily basis, provided that the cases are isolated. Positive outside the village until confirming the negative test.

Al-Hattawi: Youssef Al-Matrooshi is a champion project for UAE sports, and we should all take care of it

The coach of the swimming team, Marwan Al-Hattawi, stressed the importance of the participation of swimmer Youssef Al-Matrooshi in the Olympic Games in Tokyo, pointing out that it is a distinguished start at the beginning of the swimmer's career, which is still open for him to achieve more for UAE sport, specifically for Emirati swimming in light of the specifications and technical and physical capabilities that the swimmer possesses What heralds the existence of a distinctive material that everyone should support and deal with as a hero project to reach the elite stage.

He added in a press statement: “Youssef Al Matrooshi is a champion project for UAE sports, and we all have to take care of it. Despite his preoccupation with his academic conditions, he was keen to perform the exercises with commitment and diligence, as he used to perform one training period during the academic exams period, before doubling it for two morning shifts in the complex. Hamdan Sports and Evening at Al Wasl Club, expressing his happiness with the swimmer, who has great ambition despite his young age, especially as his level develops and acquires many experiences after each entitlement he participates in.

Al-Hattawi pointed out that Al-Matrooshi's personality has very distinctive traits such as patience, ambition and hard work, all of which are required to achieve excellence in sports, explaining that the next stage will witness the participation of the young swimmer at the Gulf and Arab levels, in addition to the World Championships in short distance swimming (25 meters), which It will be hosted by Abu Dhabi, with the participation of 1,000 swimmers, next December.

Ahmed El-Tayeb: Everyone is optimistic about positive results

Ahmed Al-Tayeb, director of the UAE delegation to the Tokyo Games, said in a press statement that "since the first day for athletes in the Olympic Village, everyone is optimistic about achieving positive results on behalf of the UAE."

He added, "Especially that the psychological and mental attendance of the athletes was very wonderful as soon as they entered their residence, and the positive energy that we felt from them and gave them to all of us."

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 shooters participate in five rounds over two days in skeet shooting in Asaka Square, and it ends tomorrow after the best six shooters qualify for the final stage according to their cumulative results, after which the top three places will be announced.

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