Tomorrow... Al-Qayed raises the UAE flag at the opening of the Tokyo Paralympics

 Our hero, Mohammed Al-Qayed, will carry the UAE flag at the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games tomorrow evening in the Japanese capital, "Tokyo", which witnesses the participation of more than 4,400 male and female players from 160 countries, during the period from August 24 to September 5, in a difficult challenge in light of the Corona pandemic. She imposed her presence on the scene.

12 champions from among the sons and daughters of the Emirates carry the ambitions of the "people of determination", to ascend the podiums and raise the state's flag high in this important Paralympic event, and they are: Rami Abdullah Sultan Al-Ariani, who represents the state in 4 categories: 10 meters standing, 10 meters lying, 60 shots, and 50 meters (standing, anchoring and recumbent), 50 meters of lying 60 shots, Sultan Saif Al-Ariani in the 50-meter categories, 3 positions and recumbency, and Saif Al-Naimi in the categories of 10 meters lying and 50 meters of lying.

Shooter Aisha Al Muhairi participates in the standing category of 10 meters (R4), Muhammad Khamis Khalaf in the “88” weight, and Moza Obaid Ali Al-Zyoudi in the 55 weight “Strength Lifts”, Muhammad Al-Qayed, Noura Al-Ketbi, Ahmed Jassim Nawad, Maryam Al-Zeyoudi and Sarah Muhammad Al-Junaibi "Athletics", and Ahmed Mubarak Al-Mutaiwee "Cycling".

Our Paralympic hero, Mohamed Al-Qayed, expressed his happiness and pride in raising the flag of the state in this important forum, noting that his choice for this task is a tribute and honor, which increases his determination to achieve new achievements for the state through which he reaches the podiums.

Our leader has a long record of achievements, as he won a silver and a bronze in the London 2012 Paralympic Games, and then 3 golds at the World Games for Mobility Disability and Amputation in the Netherlands "Stadskal" the following year.

In 2016, Al-Qayed continued his brilliance, winning five golds at once. He won 4 golds in the Asian and Oceania Athletics Championships "Dubai", and his first Paralympic gold at the Games held in Rio de Janeiro. His last achievements were 3 medals in the championship World Athletics 2019 "Gold, Silver and Bronze".

For his part, the President of the UAE Paralympic Committee and Head of Mission, Mohammed Mohamed Fadel Al Hamli, thanked the wise leadership for its unlimited support for the People of Determination, which had a positive impact on our national teams in all international forums. He said: We hope to achieve more achievements on Japanese soil. This hope stems from a promising and past reality that is witnessed by numbers and championships, as Paralympic sports have witnessed, through previous sessions, our heroes obtaining many medals, and in an ascending manner since the Sydney Games at the beginning of this century, during which we achieved four medals, and this high performance of our heroes continued until the Paralympics The last "Rio", which witnessed us getting seven medals in powerlifting, athletics and shooting, and God willing, we are all confident in our heroes that this upward trend will continue to achieve more medals and numbers so that the UAE flag rises in the eastern sky of the globe.

He added: As we record the sixth participation in the Paralympic Games, we congratulate ourselves and the wise leadership for this continuous series of participations, as well as achieving 19 medals during the previous five participations, in which four golds were shining in powerlifting, athletics and shooting.. We are also proud of registering the first women's participation in Shooting through the player Aisha Al-Muhairi, and with our first participation in bicycles through the player Ahmed Al-Mutaiwee.. During the last period, we have prepared technically, physically and psychologically by conducting many external and internal camps, as well as special gatherings to determine the qualifying numbers required to participate in the Paralympic Games.

This period witnessed strong competitions between the players, which ended with the selection of the owners of the best numbers without reducing the efforts of the players who were not successful and who we expect and expect from them in the future a lot and a lot more.

The head of the Asian Paralympic Committee, member of the Emirati delegation participating in the session, Majid Al-Osaimi, stressed that the organizing committee applies the precautionary measures with the utmost precision, and that there is a full commitment by the missions to the medical protocol to protect everyone, and there is no doubt that the organizing committee in Japan made every effort to ensure that the tournament was held and not postponed. Or cancel it, despite the challenges.

He said: As for the UAE mission, it has arrived at the Olympic Village in Tokyo, and the players have started training each in their stadium, noting that the course will be attended by nearly 4,400 male and female players in 22 sports, and for the first time, the course will witness the addition of taekwondo and badminton. Notable achievements, especially since most of them have already won medals in such forums, especially in Rio de Janeiro 2016.

He added: For the first time, the UAE will participate in the bicycle race, in addition to new champions and champions participating for the first time. .

The current version bore good news for the visually impaired, as they can now read what is written on the medals they will win. The Paralympic Games medals are engraved with “Tokyo 2020” in Braille, and there are circles visible on the side of the medals to facilitate distinguishing the types of medals by touch, and these are For the first time in the history of the Paralympic Games, this option has been made available to blind athletes.

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