The sports community in Fujairah and the Eastern Region was overjoyed after the announcement of the Fujairah Martial Arts Club’s victory in organizing the Grand Prix Final “Grand Prix” and the World Taekwondo Championship for teams next year, to be the first among the countries of Asia and the Middle East to host this major event.
Nader Abu Shaweesh, technical director of the Fujairah Martial Arts Club and head of the International Relations Committee of the Emirates Taekwondo Federation, confirmed that the file of Fujairah surpassed the file of the Bulgarian city of Sofia thanks to the great prestige and good reputation enjoyed by the United Arab Emirates by hosting various tournaments, including the Fujairah International Taekwondo Championships, pointing out He indicated that contact was made with the International Taekwondo Federation to host the two championships during the presence of its South Korean president, Dr. Cho, at the Fujairah Championship last February.
Abu Shaweesh explained that the unlimited support of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Crown Prince of Fujairah, is behind Fujairah's success in winning the right to host, noting that the report highlighted the distinguished infrastructure that the Emirate of Fujairah enjoys in all aspects, specifically in the presence of an international complex such as the Zayed Center. In addition to Fujairah's enjoyment of a large and advanced number of hotels, amenities, tourism and commercial centers, in addition to the qualitative shift witnessed by the media front represented by the Fujairah Culture and Media Authority, and the organizing committee enjoyed the accumulated organizational experience, stressing that all of this contributed to the Fujairah file obtaining satisfaction and conviction. Members of the General Assembly of the International Taekwondo Federation, which was held in South Korea on June 23, where the UAE file represented by the Fujairah Martial Arts Club won 17 votes against 11 votes for the city of Sofia, and the two tournaments will be held in December 2018. the supervisor