The fourth edition of the Fujairah International Open Taekwondo Championship, which is held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad Al Sharqi, Crown Prince of Fujairah, will kick off today at 6:30 pm, with 550 male and female players participating, and organized by the Fujairah Martial Arts Club and the Emirates Karate and Taekwondo Federation. It is eligible to participate in the Olympic Games that will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, this summer, and is the first in the UAE to be organized in the advanced global classification (G2), the second in the Arab and Asian countries, and the sixth globally, due to the quality of the players who used to participate in it, all of whom are classified It is well organized technically, as a group of international referees from different countries of the world participate in the management of its arbitration matches.
New generation
The organization of the Fujairah Taekwondo Championships contributed to attracting boys and girls to practice this sport, which is one of the most prominent combat sports, and created a system for them to practice sports.
At dawn yesterday, the South Korean President of the International Taekwondo Federation, Dr. Cho Kokki, arrived in the country, at an official invitation from the organizing committee, to attend the tournament, which gives it a great international character. Yesterday, the organizing committee held two Taekwondo performances presented by the Korean technical band of the International Taekwondo Federation, to promote the championship in the shopping complex "City Center Fujairah", and the performances attracted a large audience. During the show, the organizing committee provided an explanation of the competitions and the most prominent players participating. The organization of the Fujairah International Taekwondo Championship on a regular basis contributed to many achievements that made a qualitative leap in this sport, including the official announcement of the Fujairah Martial Arts Club, to be a regular place to practice taekwondo mainly, boxing, judo and Jujitsu, respectively, and the tournament also contributed to achieving an artistic addition. The UAE taekwondo is a big deal, especially with regard to the development of the national teams’ returns, due to the great friction opportunities created by the competition with skilled players from different countries of the world, and in high-quality conditions, which characterized the first three editions of the tournament.
The development of Taekwondo in Fujairah resulted in the birth of a number of new talented stars, who later joined the various national teams, each according to their age, which increased the number of medals and the number of players organizing the team. The organization of a high-level tournament, such as the Fujairah Taekwondo Championship, contributed to the Arab Taekwondo sport, providing An opportunity to compete and earn the necessary rating points to qualify and participate in the Olympic Games and World Championships.