An atmosphere of joy prevailed within the UAE delegation participating in the 15th Arab Games hosted by Algeria, after the golden achievement of the chess team, which won two gold medals, which moved the UAE to 11th place in the ranking table with nine colored medals, two gold and three bronze, in addition to four bronze medals for people of determination.
The UAE Chess Federation dedicated the achievement it achieved in the Arab Sports Games to the wise leadership, as the gold double for the team in the teams championship is the first in the history of UAE chess participation at the Arab level.
The chess team, consisting of Salem Abdel-Rahman, Omar Noman, Abdel-Rahman Al-Taher, Othman Musa and Ammar Al-Sidrani, and led by coach Aziz Mert and administrator Abdul Karim Al Ali, achieved gold in the first place in the men’s team competition after leading the tournament with 13 points at the end of the seventh round, and occupied the center The Syrian team came second with 11 points, and the Iraqi team came in third place with nine points, while the women’s team competition witnessed a heated competition that was decided by the last round in favor of the national team consisting of Kholoud Al Zarouni, Rawdat Al Serkal, Wafia Al Maamari, Ahlam Rashid, Anoud Issa, and led by coach Walter Arancibia, where the team succeeded in snatching the gold medal for the first place for the women’s teams by the tie-breaking system after achieving 11 points at the end of the seventh round. Algeria’s team “A” won the silver medal with eight points, and Syria ranked third. In terms of volleyball, the women’s team compensated for its loss against Tunisia 0-3 by achieving a deserved victory over Jordan, 3-2, after a match that reached the summit of the club and excitement, which was decided by the “Women’s Volleyball White” after a tiebreaker, confirming its qualification to the semi-finals after finishing third in Arranging the preliminary round after Algeria and Tunisia, with two wins over Qatar 3-0, then Jordan 3-2.
The second day of fencing competitions resulted in Abdullah Al-Salami qualifying for the round of 16 after achieving two wins in the men’s saber weapon, while the player Noura Al-Buraiki qualified for the quarter-finals after winning four matches in the fluorescent competition, and the player Hayam Al-Balushi qualified for the quarter-finals after achieving two wins in the weapon competition. fluorescence.
Ping Pong
The results of the table tennis competitions resulted in the national team not qualifying for the round of four, which is considered the youngest team to participate in the competition, as the team consisting of Muhammad Mahmoud, Abdullah Al Balushi and Muhammad Al Hawai lost to Tunisia in the team competition with a score of 0-3 after the draw placed it next to the strongest ranked teams.
Modern sail
Today, the modern sailing competitions will be held in the “Optimist” category for teams, where the team will participate with four promising names, namely Majid Al Ali, Khalifa Al Rumaithi, Muhammad Al Marzouqi and Madia Al Neyadi, while the weightlifting team will enter the competition line in the Arab Games.
bikes
The cycling team is looking forward to adding new achievements to the UAE, with the participation of Abdullah Jassim Al Ali and his colleague Saif Mayouf Al Kaabi in the men’s individual time trial for a distance of 29.8 km, in addition to the women’s individual time trial for a distance of 15.5 km, in which the UAE is represented by Marwa Khawar.
strong confrontation
The wheelchair basketball team will play a strong confrontation against its Saudi counterpart, and it will start at seven in the evening today.
Al-Hammadi: The youngest table tennis team in the tournament
The administrator of the table tennis team, Ahmed Al-Hammadi, confirmed that the goal of participating in the Arab Games is to gain experience for the young players through contact with the strongest participating Arab teams, as the team is the youngest of the participating teams, as it includes players, the youngest of whom is 14 years old, who is the player Ali Al-Hawai, pointing out He pointed out that, regardless of the difference in experience, they are looking forward to the honorable representation of the UAE, especially since some of the national team’s players were able to match players who surpass them in age and experience from the strongest teams.
• 9 medals for the UAE in the Arab Games (two golds and 7 bronzes).
2023-07-10 22:07:42
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