She started her career with a school gold before switching to a fluorescent weapon
Al-Hayyam .. The talent of "Jujitsu" grabs the fencing star
Al-Hayyam Al-Balushi in the national team's fencing shirt.
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The player of the national team and the Fujairah Martial Arts Club, Al Hayam Al Balushi (15 years), formed a phenomenon in Emirati women’s sports, after she started her sports career by grabbing in 2019 her first gold medal in the sport of “Jiu-Jitsu”, before following in the footsteps of her brothers Saleh, Faris and Al Maha, towards Entering the world of fencing, in the steps that led her to reach stardom, the most recent of which was her victory last month in the gold of the West Asian Championship, and her current rank of 92 globally.
Al-Hayam told "Emirates Today", "The constant encouragement of my mother, Manal Tabaa, to adopt sports as a way of life, especially since my mother had previously practiced many sports, the most important of which is equestrian, was behind my push and my brothers and at an early age to practice various sports, including (Jujitsu). ) through which I succeeded in 2019 in obtaining my first gold medal by winning first place in the Sharjah Schools Championship, before switching in the same year to walking behind my brothers Saleh, Faris and Al Maha to the sport of fencing (fluorescent weapon).”
She explained: "I practiced many sports such as swimming, equestrian and jiu-jitsu, but fencing was the most passionate for me and my brothers, in steps that paved the way for our regularity in state clubs and participation in local tournaments, before the four of us and in different age groups joined the list of national teams, and represented the state over the years. The past three have been in international and world championships.
She added: "I competed with the national teams in age groups older than my age, and succeeded in ascending the podiums, and the turning point in my career was the World Cup in Dubai for youth and juniors last April, and followed by two World Cups in Korea and Egypt, which allowed me to gain great experiences, which paved the way for The way to grab my first gold medal in a regional championship by winning the gold in West Asia.”
She concluded: "My ambitions are great to benefit from my presence and my brothers in the same sport, and our constant encouragement to each other towards achieving the goal that the country's athletes aspire to by raising the UAE flag in major international forums, and gaining more ranking points towards achieving Emirati fencing Olympic glory and participating in the Games in France. 2024».
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