Al Matrooshi postpones the dream about the World Cup and the Olympics

Emirati swimming ends the world championships with 3 new records for the country

The World Swimming Championships in Abu Dhabi witnessed exciting competitions.

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The national swimming team finished its participation in the World Championships in Abu Dhabi, by achieving three new records for the country, in 12 races that six swimmers fought over four days, after Salem Ghaleb, Mohammed Al Hammadi and Ahmed Al Marzouki succeeded in achieving new records for themselves and the country, while Youssef Al Matrooshi failed to achieve his dream. By achieving the qualifying number for the next world championship, to postpone his dream to future championships, as the player is looking for a new achievement for Emirati sports, by becoming the first swimmer to officially qualify for a world championship or the Olympics.

The UAE had participated in the world championship, in which nearly 1,200 swimmers participated, with 6 players, by 4 swimmers, they are Youssef Al-Matrooshi, Salem Ghaleb, Ahmed Al-Marzouqi, Mohammed Al-Hammadi, and swimmers Laila Al-Khatib and Sarah Okasha. Youssef Al-Matrooshi finished the participation of the swimmers in Yesterday's race was 100 meters freestyle, and he failed to achieve his previous record of 49.11 seconds, as he achieved in yesterday's race 50.06 seconds, and Al Matrooshi was far from the qualifier for the upcoming world championship by 23 parts of a second, which is 48.88 seconds.

After the end of the race, the coach of the national team, Marwan Hafez, expressed his happiness with the Emirati participation in the tournament, given the size and experience of the participants and the young age of the participating Emirati swimmers. For such tournaments to gain experience, these swimmers are the nucleus for forming a strong senior team and for the beginning, I think it is good considering the number of tournaments during this period.”

Abu Dhabi hands over the championship flag to Kazan

Today, Abu Dhabi will receive the flag of the World Short Distance Championship 25 meters to Kazan, the capital of the Russian Republic of Tatarstan, which will host the next edition of the championship in December 2022. The flag will be handed over during the closing ceremony of the championship, which presented its best version in history in Abu Dhabi, within a week The capital where the focus of attention of lovers of swimming in the world.

637 volunteers in the Swimming World Cup

A heavy attendance was recorded by volunteers at the Swimming World Cup and the Aquatics Festival, which is now closing, after a busy week of diverse races in the tournament. The Emirati Marshal Program for Volunteers emerged as a real contributor to the success of the event, through 637 volunteers, including 380 young women.

Also, 111 children from 4 academies and 3 schools in the capital Abu Dhabi registered their presence, carrying swimmers' baskets containing their equipment, in the various competitions, to integrate the voluntary system of young and old, in a wonderful scene that was embodied during the major global event.

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