Emirati sports win 4 Gulf, Asian and international titles in 17 days
In 17 days, Emirati sports have won 4 Gulf, Asian and international titles. The last period witnessed the UAE’s male and female players taking first positions in jiu-jitsu, cycling, ice hockey, rugby, and padel tennis. The titles and championships varied between individual and team, most notably 4 international titles for teams.
In detail, recent weeks witnessed the champions of the UAE jiu-jitsu team achieving the top spot in the sixth Asian championship, which was held in Bahrain, and the curtain came down on March 31, after they managed to win 16 colorful medals in the tournament.
The medals varied during the tournament, which was held with the participation of 400 male and female players from 24 countries, between 8 gold, 2 silver and 6 bronze. It was noteworthy that the UAE team became the first team to achieve 8 gold medals in one copy out of a total of 14 medals in all weights.
In the same tournament, UAE national team player Mohammed Ali Al Suwaidi was awarded the Best Player award, to receive the Shield of Excellence for his outstanding performance and remarkable results in the men's 69 kg weight category.
The UAE national rugby team won the Asian Cup for Men's Rugby Sevens during the tournament, which was closed on Sunday in Phuket, Thailand, outperforming strong teams participating in the tournament, while the women's team succeeded in obtaining the silver medal and second place, after reaching the match He lost the final to Thailand 5-22.
Globally, the UAE ice hockey team achieved a historic achievement in the “World Cup Third Level A” during the tournament that was closed on April 7, after winning the title and winning the first place in its favour, after winning the Luxembourg team with a score of 8-1, In the last match of the tournament, our team managed to achieve the full mark of points without any loss.
In the Gulf, the UAE paddling team won the title of the Arabian Gulf Paddell Cup, which was held in its first edition in Dubai at Nad Al Sheba stadiums, after defeating Qatar in the final 2-1 on Sunday evening.
As for the individual titles achieved by the UAE sport during the last period, the players of the national cycling team for People of Determination were crowned with 5 colored medals, two gold, two silver and one bronze, in the Asian Cycling Championship, which was held in Dushanbe, capital of Tajikistan, with the participation of 450 male and female competitors from 25 countries, where the competitions were held on 25 last March.
Safia Al Sayegh, captain of the UAE national cycling team, won the bronze medal in the same championship, in a historic achievement for the first time in cycling for women.
In cycling, Joao Almeida, the UAE team cyclist, won his first victory in the team’s ranks, achieving first place in the fourth stage of the Tour of Catalonia, after a strong performance in the speed race that surpassed his competitors, and the Italian Diego Ulissi of the Emirates Cycling Team also won first place. In the forty-fourth edition of the "Industry" Grand Prix, which was held in Larcano, Italy, on a track of 192 km.
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