5 athletes who were not destined to climb to the podium

The end of the UAE delegation’s participation in the Tokyo Olympics .. “No medals”

The UAE's participation in the 32nd Summer Olympics, hosted by the Japanese capital Tokyo, concluded until August 8, with the participation of 11,839 athletes competing in 33 sports, with 339 competitions in 48 sports facilities.

The participating delegation has not been able to achieve any new addition to our balance of colored Olympic medals, after the gold of Sheikh Ahmed bin Hasher Al Maktoum in the double pit (double trap) in the Athens Olympics in 2004, and the bronze of Sergio Toma in judo in Rio de Janeiro 2016.

The UAE delegation had participated in four sports in the Tokyo Olympics through the five participating athletes: the national team shooter, Saif bin Fattis, who finished 24th in the skeet competition with 117 points, and the duo of Victor Sktov and Ivan Romanko, our national judo player, who left from The round of 32 is under 73 kg and under 100 kg, respectively.

Yousef Al-Matrooshi, who ranked 50th in the 100-meter freestyle, clocked 51:50 seconds, after a good appearance in his first Olympic participation, and the national team runner, Mohamed Hassan Al-Noubi, bid farewell to the competitions after recording a time of 10:59 seconds in the preliminary round. To qualify for the final rounds, which saw him achieve a time of 10:64 seconds in eighth place.

Al-Tamimi: The Olympics has a different character and character

The Secretary-General of the Judo and Wrestling Federation, Nasser Al-Tamimi, confirmed that “the Olympic Games have a specificity and a different character from the rest of the entitlements, and in the Olympic Games currently held in Tokyo, many former Olympic champions and world champions left the Olympic forum without achieving a colorful medal, and exited from The preliminary roles, as well as many strong and long-standing countries in judo, such as Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Russia, participate in all weights and have not achieved any medals so far, as the budget for preparing judokas in Russia is $100 million for four years, at an average of $25 million per year. ».

Murr: We are working on a strategy

The President of the Athletics Federation, Major General Muhammad Abdullah Al-Murr, stressed “the need for an innovative program to ensure the upgrading of the mother of games, and it needs a system based on a governmental institutional system,” noting that “the UAE, according to its vision, has developed a strategy to be among the best countries in the world, by The golden jubilee of the federation, including the promotion of the Emirates sport to compete at the international level, especially in the Olympic participation and achievement.” Murr added: “We are currently working in the federation to develop a strategy that includes a set of axes, most notably the interest in the game within clubs, the manufacture of champions, and support for sports schools, developing women’s athletics, and localizing referees and coaches.

Al-Samahi: Al-Matrooshi’s participation “a new beginning”

The head of the Swimming Federation, Sultan Al-Samahi, considered that “Yousef Al-Matrooshi’s participation in the Olympics is a new beginning for the swimmer seeking excellence in the world of swimming.” The Olympic qualification number in the Egyptian International Championships, where Youssef Al-Matrooshi has nearly 35 records registered in his name, which means that he is the best in the history of Emirati swimming, so far, with the numbers he achieved when he was only 19 years old.”

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