His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Crown Prince of Fujairah, crowned the winners at the opening yesterday of the Asian and Pacific Judo Championship, which is being hosted by Fujairah at Zayed Sports Complex under the supervision and organization of the Fujairah Martial Arts Club in cooperation with the Asian Federation of the Game and the Emirates Wrestling and Judo Federation, and its activities will continue until the third The twenty of this month, with the participation of 286 male and female players from 39 Asian countries, including 11 Arab countries; China's Li Yannan won the gold medal in the women's category under 48 kg after defeating Kazakhstan's Akmaral Natotik, who came in second place, in the final.
The opening ceremony of the championship was attended by Mohammed bin Thaloub Al Derei, President of the Emirates Wrestling and Judo Federation, Saeed Abdul Ghaffar, Secretary General of the General Sports Authority, along with Abdulaziz Buhendi, Director of the Authority’s Office in the Eastern Region, Ahmed Hamdan Al Zeyoudi, President of the Taekwondo Federation and Chairman of the Organizing Committee, and Obaid Zayed Al Anzi, President of the Asian Judo Federation, in addition to To the leaders of the sports movement in Fujairah.
After the coronation ceremony, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad Al Sharqi praised the impressive successes that the "Bride of the East Coast" has achieved by hosting many sporting and community events and the efforts of those responsible for it, and their role in the continuation of this success throughout the previous years. His Highness added that the sports events offered by the Emirate Fujairah contributes to achieving the desired goal of making sport a way of life for citizens and residents of the UAE, stressing the importance of preserving the advanced stages of judo in the country in general and Fujairah in particular, and motivating talented players for the game by participating in tournaments Local and international, expressing his thanks to the AFC and UAE family for their supportive role in the championship competitions and their success.
In his turn, Obaid Zayed Al-Enezi, President of the Asian Judo Federation, expressed his thanks and appreciation to His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad Al Sharqi, Crown Prince of Fujairah, for the great interest that contributed to the advancement of judo.
Brigadier Ahmed Hamdan Al Zeyoudi, Chairman of the Organizing Committee, also confirmed that Fujairah has become an international destination for all sporting events, thanks to the insightful strategy of His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Fujairah, to continue upgrading the sports sector, and the unlimited support of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad Al Sharqi, Crown Prince of Fujairah. Al-Zeyoudi praised the prominent organizational role of the Wrestling and Judo Federation headed by Muhammad bin Thaloub Al-Dari, praising the efforts of the Asian Confederation to produce the tournament in a competitive and distinctive manner.
Today's competitions
On another line, starting at nine in the morning, the second day of the tournament qualifiers and the completion of the matches of our team that started yesterday. The lottery was placed for the player of our team, Maitha Muhammad Al Neyadi, against the Chinese international, Tangwan Liu, in the under-57 kg competitions in Group (D). Our player Ahmed Al-Naqbi in the under-60 kg with Martin Lua (Hong Kong), and Musabeh Al Shamsi in the under-66 kg will meet the Australian champion Nathan Katz, while the player will meet with Victor Shaytik Zemirov (Turkmenistan) in the preliminary round of the under-73 kg competitions, which includes the most prominent The seeded players, and our rising player Khalifa Al Hosani was drawn against Australian Kelvin Konster in the under-73 kg qualifiers, while our player Evan plays the winner of the match between Afghani Ravardin Amiri and Korean Jong Hoon.
And the morning preliminary round matches, which resulted in the loss of our player, Ahmed Al-Naqbi, against Hong Kong champion Martin Lau, who won the Asian golds in Hong Kong and Macau for the youth category. Martin’s experience in the last minutes of the match suggested that the young player, Musabah Al Shamsi, also lost to Australian Nothan Katz, Saudi Arabia's Abdulaziz Al-Bishi achieved the first Arab victory by defeating Afghan player Fadel Abdul Fahim.