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The 15th edition of the world short-distance swimming championship "25 meters", hosted by the capital Abu Dhabi, will start today, until next Saturday, at the Etihad Arena on Yas Island. Swimming in various categories) from 182 countries.
The tournament is the largest in the history of the world championships, which was launched 28 years ago, as the delegations of 182 countries have never participated in the competitions since its official launch in 1993 in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. US dollars.
The schedule of events includes swimming competitions within short pools (25 meters), in addition to diving and high diving competitions from a platform up to 27 meters high, the open water relay marathon, and the open water marathon.
The organizing committee has completed all the necessary arrangements to host the major global event, and all the details were announced in the press conference held yesterday in the “Market Street” area in the Etihad Arena, which hosts the event.
The conference was attended by the President of the International Swimming Federation Hussain Al-Musallam, the Secretary General of the Abu Dhabi Sports Council Aref Al-Awani, the President of the Emirates Swimming Federation Sultan Al-Samahi, a group of international guests and large numbers of world swimming stars participating in the tournament.
The UAE national team is participating with six young swimmers, four of them and two swimmers.
The first day will start at 8:00 in the morning swimming competitions for a distance of 10 km in the open water, while the qualifying qualifiers for the short pool races begin at 9:30 in the morning, and the official opening ceremony will be held at 5:00 pm, then at 6:00 pm the short-pool finals will begin
Al-Samahi: Abu Dhabi has become the compass of the world and the capital of sports
Sultan Al-Samahi, head of the Swimming Federation, confirmed that the presence of a tournament of this size in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi confirms the country's ability to host the largest international events. worldwide and in the Middle East. The World Aquatics Championships is a unique event that returns to the Emirates after a hiatus of more than two years due to the Corona pandemic. We welcome UAE guests and world stars to swim in one of the most powerful tournaments in the world.”
He added: "Once again, the Abu Dhabi Sports Council proves its ability to organize the largest events and host world-class championships, after the capital gained the confidence of international sports federations and Olympic committees, after the great successes that the capital witnessed in the last period in terms of organization and attracting major international championships. The UAE has become the capital of leadership and on Over the course of a few days, we have witnessed the competition of more than 1,200 swimmers from different countries of the world, and I believe that the confidence of the International Swimming Federation in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi will be a motivation to host this event again and again in the coming years.”
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