Abu Dhabi (Etihad)
Our national Muaythai team succeeded in continuing its strong performances and distinguished results in the World Muaythai Championship held in Antalya, Turkey, under the supervision of the International Muaythai Federation, with teams from more than 100 countries participating.
The promising stars of our team were able to provide high levels and strong technical performance that led them to shine and achieve distinctive positive results and important victories, starting from the round of 32, all the way to qualifying for the advanced rounds, which reflected the great developments that the game is making and the extent of the success of the federation’s programs and plans in qualifying players and teams for major international competitions. .
6 players succeeded in resolving the semi-final matches and qualifying for the final rounds of the World Muay Thai Championship, where our player Imad Youssef defeated the Kazakhstani Aliya Plantyov and qualified for the 75 kg final, and Khaled Mufid also defeated the Austrian Tim Peters in the semi-final and qualified for the 81 kg final. In addition to the victory of the national team player, Zainab Bouhamada, over the Swedish Emilia Kovso and qualified for the 57 kg final, Rafi Ramzi also qualified for the 86 kg final after defeating the Iranian Kirash Ahmadi in the semi-final match, while our player Mohamed Mardi was able to achieve an important victory over the Moroccan Mohamed Yass. In the semi-finals, he succeeded in qualifying for the 67 kg final, and the promising player Saeed Abdullah Ahmed also qualified for the 52 kg final.
On the other hand, the promising stars of our team qualified, namely: Maryam Al-Alayli to the 46 kg semi-finals, Mansour Al-Mansouri to the 50 kg quarter-finals, Aziz Al-Hammadi to the 44 kg quarter-finals, Mohammed Karim to the 48 kg quarter-finals, and Ahmed Waseem to the 48 kg quarter-finals. Weight of 38 kg, Issam Amin to the quarter-finals of weight 48 kg, Jasser Ahmed to the quarter-finals of weight 60 kg, Bashar Ahmed to the quarter-finals of weight 54 kg, while: Salama Al-Junaibi won a bronze in the weight of over 75 kg, and Abdullah Al-Hosani won a bronze in the weight of over 75 kg. 91 kg.
For his part, Yasser Salem Al-Saadi, member of the Board of Directors of the Muay Thai and Kickboxing Federation, head of the team delegation, stressed the importance of our team continuing its efforts and the contributions of its players in order to return to the homeland with gold medals and important achievements for the sport of Muay Thai in the Emirates, expressing his pride in the strong levels presented by the team’s champions against Stars from major international teams, which confirms and reflects the prestigious position that UAE Muay Thai has reached in major international forums.
He said: “The tournament is witnessing strong and unprecedented levels of competition by the participating players who represent the teams of more than 100 countries. He expressed his great satisfaction with the results achieved by our national team in the tournament and their success in qualifying 6 players for the final rounds and obtaining two bronze medals so far and the important gain it represents in the tournament.” The current stage.
He continued: “We are proud of the distinguished representation of Muay Thai and UAE sports in general in the World Carnival, and the distinguished stage it is witnessing in its ambitious journey of achievements in major international competitions, praising the performance of our players and the technical and administrative staff of the team and their role in achieving successful participation.”
He added: “What you see on the ground is nothing but the result of the support and directives of Abdullah Saeed Al Neyadi, President of the Asian and Arab Muaythai Federation, President of the UAE Muaythai and Kickboxing Federation, and the follow-up and interest of Tariq Al Muhairi, Executive Director of the Federation, and their great role in encouraging the team to reach the highest ranks in the tournament.” Globalism”.
Distinguished level
Our team stole the spotlight in the World Muay Thai Championship with its distinguished results and great performance against players from international teams who have a long history in the game, but their great commitment and discipline in facing the elite champions of international teams led them to advanced and distinguished ranks.
2023-10-04 21:19:55
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