Al Ain Club Congratulates the Judo Champions on their Unprecedented Achievement.. Khamis Obaid: Clinching the Arab Championship Title is a Genuine Reflection of the Wise Leadership’s Support and Interest

H.E. Khamis Obaid Al Kaabi, Chairman of Al Ain Sports Games Company, congratulated the UAE Wrestling and Judo Federation, chaired by H.E. Mohammed bin Thaloub Al Darei, on the unprecedented achievement of our UAE National Judo Team who officially clinched the title today.

By the end of the championship held under the patronage of Prince El Hassan bin Talal, the UAE Team was crowned with the men and youth titles in the Arab Championship for the national teams and clubs represented by males and females.

The championship was kicked off yesterday at the Arena Hall at Amman Al Ahliyya University. The competitions witnessed the participation of 315 male and female players from 17 countries, namely: UAE, Djibouti, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya and Morocco, Palestine, Qatar, Syria, Egypt, Yemen and Lebanon in addition to Jordan, the host country.

In press statements published on the Club’s official website, Al Kaabi stated: “The achievement of our national judo team at the level of men and youth categories is a source of pride and honor. It is an expected result that reflect the sublime care, generous support and unlimited attention of our wise leadership to sports and athletes in our blessed homeland. Add to that the great efforts exerted by the UAE Judo Association to furnish all grounds of success to our heroes to represent the country honorably. All of these represented genuine motives to move forward to win more titles in the name of our beloved homeland in all “international” competitions in all sports.”

It is noteworthy that the UAE National Youth Team won the Arab Judo Championship winning 3 gold medals by the youth players. Moreover, the UAE National Judo Team added a new achievement to the UAE sport by winning the Arab Judo Championship for the men’s category with 3 medals (two gold and one bronze). They also won the fifth place in the under-73 kg weight category as Mago Maarouf and Nogzari won the gold medals and Khalifa Al Hosani who won the bronze medal. Meanwhile, the young player Saeed Al Naqbi ranked fifth after winning the gold medal in the under 73 kg weight category yesterday.