Al Zaabi is the first Emirati to officiate a World Cup final

Emirates Karate is on a date with administrative and technical achievements in the Dubai World Cup

  • 957 male and female players participate in the Karate World Cup in Dubai.

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  • Jaber Al-Zaabi: "The team includes many talented elements capable of causing surprises in the tournament."

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Member of the Referees Committee of the Asian Karate Federation, member of the Technical Committee of the UAE Federation, Director of National Teams, Jaber Al Zaabi, confirmed that the "Emirates Karate", especially the refereeing teams, is on the verge of unprecedented achievements in the World Cup, hosted by Hamdan bin Mohammed Sports Complex in Dubai, from the 16th to the 21st of this month, with the participation of 957 male and female players from 117 countries.

Al-Zaabi told "Emirates Today", "The International Game Federation has assigned me the position of assistant manager of a rug to a member of the International Referees Committee, Jan Emile, and this matter gives the Emirati arbitration the opportunity to make the first unprecedented achievements, by being the first Emirati to take this position, and to record another achievement by He became the first Emirati referee to officiate a final match in kumite competitions at the World Cup.”

He explained: "Remarkable achievements have been made by the people of the Emirates on the world karate arena, including the administrative one, most notably the assumption by the President of the UAE Federation, Major General Nasser Abdul Razzaq Al-Razuqi, of high positions, such as his position as first vice-president of the International Federation, or his victory last year as the presidency of the Asian Federation, to integrate the administrative achievements with other technical ones. Especially with regard to the Emirati arbitration teams.

He added: "The great and continuous support provided by Major General Al-Razuqi to his sons represented a cornerstone in the ability of Emirati arbitration to knock on the door of achievements, as the (Dubai World Cup) constitutes an opportunity for four arbitration teams to raise their badge in the kata and kumite competitions, they are: Abdullah Issa and Mahmoud Al Rahma. And Aqil Al-Awadi, and Amina Haji, who in turn, if she succeeds in passing the badge tests, will be the first Emirati referee to run competitions in the World Cup, not only in karate, but in various sports as well.

He concluded: “Hosting the tournament in the UAE in an event held for the first time in the history of the region, paves the way for the players of the team to provide the best performance, gain experience of contact with the game’s elite stars globally, and take advantage of the opportunity to raise their positions on the global ranking ladder, as the team includes many talented elements. capable of causing surprises in the tournament, especially our player Suleiman Al Mulla, who is returning after a long hiatus, in addition to the presence of Fatima Salem, who is crowned gold in Asia and is currently ranked 70th in the world, and Ahmed Salem, who is ranked among the top sixty in the world.”

11 players in the national team squad

The director of the national teams, Jaber Al Zaabi, confirmed the stability of 11 players to represent the UAE in the Karate World Cup in Dubai, in a list that includes in the Kumite competitions: Suleiman Al Mulla in the over 84 kilograms, Ahmed Salem in the under 67 kilograms, Hawraa Al Ajmi and Al Yazia Khaled And Fatima Salem in the women’s weights under 50, 55 and 68 kilograms, while the kata competitions witness the participation of Marwan Al Mazmi in the singles, in addition to his participation in the collective with the duo Khalifa Al-Abbar and Amin Al-Awadi, and Hamida Haji records participation in the individual kata, provided that she also appears in the collective kata accompanied by Hoda Ahmed and Salama Jassem.

Al-Zaabi said, "The players of the national team have completed their preparations for the World Cup, after Marwan Al-Mazmi went to an external camp in Turkey at the end of last month, before returning and organizing with the national team in an internal camp that was unveiled at the beginning of this week, during which the players of the team played friendly matches with the reserve players. in the Egyptian national team.

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