In the presence of Sheikh Dr. Rashid bin Hamad Al Sharqi, Chairman of the Fujairah Culture and Media Authority, the fourth edition of the Fujairah Open International Taekwondo Championship, organized by the Fujairah Martial Arts Club in cooperation with the International Federation of the Game and the Emirates Karate and Taekwondo Federation, started yesterday with the participation of 550 male and female players, representing 58 countries from different countries. The continents of the world come at the forefront of the UAE, which participates with 70 players, along with the Arab and Gulf countries and many stars and champions of Asia and Europe.
The opening ceremony was wonderful in terms of form and content and was attended by the Korean Cho Wongo Wen, President of the International Taekwondo Federation, Ibrahim Abdul Malik, Secretary General of the Youth and Sports Authority, Mohammed Al Kamali, Secretary General of the National Olympic Committee, Khaled Al Midfa, Assistant Secretary General of the Youth and Sports Authority, and Major General Nasser Abdul Razzaq Al Razouqi, President of the Emirates Karate and Taekwondo Federation And Abdul Aziz Buhendi, Director of the Office of the General Authority in Fujairah and Dr. Mona Al Haj Abdullah, Chairperson of the Women’s Committee in the UAE and Arab Taekwondo Federations, in addition to members of the Emirates Taekwondo and Karate Federation and leaders of the sports movement in Fujairah, and a large gathering of Taekwondo lovers, where the opening was distinguished by various and expressive paintings, interacting with The audience gave warm applause, and the band members then went up to greet the sponsor of the ceremony and the guests of the tournament.
The competitions of the first day started with enthusiastic meetings characterized by competition and excitement in the approved categories and different weights, and the first day of the championship concluded with the crowning of Sheikh Dr. Rashid bin Hamad Al Sharqi for the first winners of the men’s category in the under 80 kg category, where the Norwegian Richard Andre won the gold medal after defeating his Jordanian competitor Anas in the final. Aqraba, who came in second place, while John Asad from Norway won the bronze medal. The honor also included members of the UAE and international federations in the game and sponsors, partners in success from government institutions, especially those who contributed to the success of the tournament. The UAE Federation and the International Taekwondo Federation also presented souvenirs and shields to Sheikh Rashid Al Sharqi. In appreciation of his role in the development of the game.
As for the rest of the results of the championship matches, the player of the Palestinian team, Mayar Omar Qabha, won the gold medal in the 33 kg weight category, the silver and bronze medals for Kazakhstan’s Makatova and Maria Sevstinova, and in the 37 kg weight category, Kazakh Camila won the gold, followed by the Croatian Bengah Stella in the silver, then Rayan Al Harthy from the Sultanate of Oman in the bronze, and in the weight category. Norway's Christina won the gold in 44 kg, followed by Jordan's Batoul Al-Surour, who won the silver, then the Romanian Anna Maria and the Uzbek Alimova, who won the bronze, and in the 47 kg weight category, the Dutchwoman Wedayum Jada won the gold, followed by Nagham Al Desouki from the Fujairah Martial Arts Club, who won the silver, then her colleagues Nagham Abdel Bari and Somaya Kamel. In the bronze, in the 55-kg weight category, the Kazakh Aleka won the gold, while the Ajman club player Reem Mustafa won the silver, and the bronze for her colleague Arwa Rafik and the Romanian Liliana, and in the 59-kg weight, the Ukrainian Kovaljok Anna won the gold, followed by the Jordanian Nawal Al-Attar with silver, then the Uzbek Aruda, and she won the bronze..
As for the junior boys’ competitions, the Palestinian Yassin Abdel Ghani won the gold in the 33 kg weight, followed by Sultan Al Ali from the Sharjah Self-Defense Sports Club. In the 37 kg weight, the Jordanian Amer Kervan won the gold, followed by his compatriot Jawad Abu Al Rob, who won the silver, then the Canadian Nicholas and Sharjah For the sport of self-defense Abdullah Ghuloom and won the bronze. In the 41 kg weight category, the Jordanian Ahmad Al-Tamimi won gold, followed by the Palestinian Haitham Omar Qabha with silver, the Ukrainian Mamatov and Youssef Khaled from the Black Tiger Club (Ajman) and Nala won two bronze. Mikhail from Fujairah won bronze, and in the 49 kg weight category, Abdul Rahman Al Ketbi from the Emirates won the gold, followed by Firas Abdullah in silver, then Daya Youssef in bronze. In the 53 kg weight, Qais Al Toubi from the Sultanate of Oman won gold, Ahmed Al Maghribi from the Black Tiger and Saif Kayani from Fujairah with bronze. .
In the junior open weight, Islam Bazaar from Palestine won gold, followed by Husam Omar from the Black Tiger (Ajman) with silver, then Amer Ishaq from Sharjah and Khaled Desouki, who won the bronze.
In the youth competitions in the 57-kg weight category, the Palestinian Basel Abu Kelf won gold in the 57-kg weight category, and in the 61-kg weight category, Ahmed Eid from Jordan won gold, and in the 65-kg weight category, his compatriot Badr Hadi.
The President of the International Federation is pleased with the great participation
The President of the International Federation expressed his happiness with the huge number of players he sees in the tournament, who, according to the sources of the organizing committee, number more than 500 athletes of both sexes. Thanks to His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad Al Sharqi, Crown Prince of Fujairah for his distinguished support for the game and his contribution to its dissemination and development, as well as thanks to the Emirates Federation and Fujairah Taekwondo Club for their good supervision and organization. Among the international judges, headed by the Swedish Shakir Shalabt, head of the Referees Committee of the International Federation to manage the helm of the competitions in which the most prominent stars of the game of both sexes participate, wishing all the participants success and that the tournament achieve its desired goals.
Issam Abdullah: We seek to increase the days of the horse beauty championship
Issam Abdullah, director of the Emirates Arabian Horse Association, coordinator of the Arab Breeders' Cup, stressed the importance of the Arabian horse beauty contest that was launched in Shaw. The fillies are from one year old, as they reflect to us the areas of change that have occurred at the level of horse production, through the unprecedented volume of participation, and this is something we are proud of, and we are proud of. He added: The increasing volume of participation in the championship requires us to research the issue of increasing the number of its days, in order to comprehend More studs and equestrian clubs, and expressed his appreciation for the good preparation, organization and work of the Organizing Committee, and its successful selection of the HH Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan Grand Hall to host the tournament.
Al-Razouki thanks the ruler of Fujairah
Major General Nasser Abdul Razzaq Al Razoqi, President of the Emirates Karate and Taekwondo Federation, expressed his thanks and appreciation to the ruler of Fujairah and his Crown Prince for the great support received by the sport of Taekwondo and led to the remarkable success of the Fujairah International Championship in its fourth year. He is a high-ranking technician and led to a prominent development in the Taekwondo game at the state level by winning a large number of medals and supplying the national teams with players capable of ascending the podiums as a new success added to the UAE sports record.
Al-Zeyoudi: The world ranking of the tournament contributed to its success
For his part, Ahmed Hamdan Al Zeyoudi, Vice President of the Fujairah Martial Arts Club and Tournament Director, stressed that the unlimited support of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad Al Sharqi and his directives is a prominent title for any success that the organizing committee is working to achieve through the fourth edition of the championship. The various countries of the world in the venue of the competitions, reflects the status enjoyed by the Fujairah Open Championship in Taekwondo at the global level, which calls us to work more to develop the tournament, pointing out that holding the tournament in the global ranking G2 contributed to the players being at a high level.
International acclaim for the organization
The good preparations prepared by the organizing committee found great praise for the accuracy and splendor of the organization, both in terms of administrative and technical terms, in addition to providing all the necessary matters for the success of the global gathering and for the working committees to play their fullest role in order to create a comfortable atmosphere for the participating delegations. He expressed his happiness to be on the land of Fujairah for the fourth year in a row, which has become the focus of attention of the Taekwondo champions, praising the warm reception, generous generosity, good and elaborate organization and the efforts of those in charge of the tournament, which is an important step in the development and prosperity of the game at the level of the Gulf and the Arab world, noting that the organizing committee amazed him with the innovations and updates The new site of the championship, stressing his full confidence that the people of Fujairah will continue to succeed and achieve more achievements, especially as the UAE is looking forward to hosting the World Taekwondo Championship in the near future. Organizing various tournaments.