Bin Fetais is ready to kick off the shooting spree at the Tokyo Olympics tomorrow
The UAE's participation in the 32nd Olympic Games, which will be hosted by the Japanese capital, Tokyo, will begin tomorrow, until August 8th. 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 during 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 5 rounds spread over two days with a total of 125 goals by 25 goals per round, which ends tomorrow, after the best 6 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, which is the same field that hosted the shooting competitions in the Tokyo Olympic Games in 1964.
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 in the Tokyo Olympic Games and accompanied her During the visit, Ahmed Al-Tayeb, director of the delegation, reviewed the village’s equipment and various facilities, dining halls, gymnasiums, rooms for taking a commemorative photo, and other various services.
Azza bint Suleiman affirmed that "our wise leadership, which has always made its people happy, deserves to strive 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 achievements to a leadership that we are happy with and 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 a member of the volunteer team 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 for athletes to conduct a daily Covid-19 examination through saliva, and the examination will be conducted for delegations residing outside the Olympic village every 4 days, and in the event of contact with the athletes, it will be conducted on a daily basis, provided that the positive cases are isolated outside the village. Even confirming the negative test.
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