The coach of the national team identifies 3 obstacles to the game

Huda Al-Matrooshi: The industry of the fencing player starts from the family

  • Huda Al-Matrooshi: "The fencing game is expensive... and the player needs a lot of clothes, weapons and training per month."

  • The national fencing team benefited greatly from participating in the World Championship "Dubai 2022".

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The Secretary-General of the Fencing Federation, Dr. Huda Al-Matrooshi, confirmed that making an Emirati champion in the fencing game starts from the family, calling for the need to change the general culture in order to change the concept of fencing sport, and encourage players to train and organize, noting that fencing faces challenges, represented in the conditions of society. schools and family obligations.

Al-Matrooshi told "Emirates Today": "If we want to create a fencing champion, the beginning must be from the family. The father and mother adopt the player, and encourage him to train and participate in tournaments. If the player wants to participate, and the father and mother do not have time for that, or culture, they will not We can get a player or a champion, because there are continuous training, morning and evening, and camps in Dubai, Sharjah and Fujairah, and this is all an obligation on the family, so if you make sure that your son is a player, has talent, and works for him, he will definitely succeed.”

The UAE fencing team participated in the World Youth Championship, which was held in Dubai, with the participation of more than 1,600 male and female players from 125 countries.

Al-Matrooshi explained that "the experience was very useful for the national team, to interact and play strong matches with many teams," noting that "what was achieved from her point of view is a great success for the players, as the champions have been identified, and work will be done on them in the coming period."

Regarding the number of training for the fencing team players, Al-Matrooshi said: “We hear in many countries, including for example Egypt, which is a forerunner in the fencing game, that training there takes place on a daily basis, and there is a full commitment from practitioners, but here we have comfort in the training, and the It will be at the end of the week, and this certainly does not make an Emirati champion in the game now, but we have started communicating with clubs to train players in times when they are not committed to the national team, and there is great cooperation from all clubs, and they spend on the game, and realize that it is possible to create an Emirati champion.”

Al-Matrooshi confirmed that “the fencing game is expensive, and the player needs a lot of clothes, weapons and training per month, and the weapons need continuous maintenance, and the weapon may break.” She indicated that “the clubs in the recent period started paying great attention to the game and spending on it, despite the lack of budgets during the period. The latter, to believe in the importance of the game, and the capabilities differ from one player to another, but the clubs certainly help.”

• 276 male and female players are registered in the Fencing Federation, and five clubs are highly effective with the Federation: Sharjah, Girls Club, Baniyas, Fujairah and Shabab Al Ahli.

The most prominent results of the national team in the World Championship

The team participated in the World Championship "Dubai 2022" with 27 fencers (14 male and 13 female), and the most prominent results achieved were for three players who reached the 64th round, after passing the preliminary group stage, then the knockout stage 128, and reaching the 64th round, and they are girls under Flore 20 years old, Noura Al-Buraiki (63rd in the world with the participation of 149 players from 52 countries), and Floret girls under 17 years old, Hiam Al-Balushi (55th in the world, and succeeded in reaching the round of 64 with the participation of 104 players from 45 countries), and in the category of Male U-17 Ibeh, player Saleh Al Balushi (58th place in the world, with 142 players from 62 countries participating).

3 obstacles to the UAE duel

 The coach of the Egyptian national team, Osama Adel, confirmed that the fencing game in the Emirates faces three important obstacles in order to progress further and reach achievements. The financial support for the fencing federation should be increased to spend on preparation programs, camps, and internal and external tournaments, in addition to increasing the number of trainers in the federation, with no less than one trainer for each weapon, and providing a permanent place for the national team’s training and gatherings.

Egypt gives Arabs 3 medals and tops the world rankings

The President of the Egyptian Federation and Vice-President of the International Federation, Abdel Moneim Al-Husseini, confirmed that Egypt's top spot in the world rankings did not come in a vacuum, but rather as a result of great interest in the game in Egypt, and the support and sponsorship of many companies.

He told "Emirates Today": "Egypt includes a base of players of up to 4,000 players, in addition to private academies, and the game enjoys great financial support, which contributed to reaching the top of the world rankings for the game."

The Egyptian youth fencing team won the gold of the World Fencing Championships, after defeating the United States of America, 45-40 in the final match, to give the Egyptian Arab team three medals. The individual fencing weapon for youth, and finally, the youth fencing team won the gold medal.

The Egyptian team topped the international rankings at the end of the tournament with 336 points, Switzerland came second with 324 points, and the USA team came third with 240 points.

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