Ahmed Khamis Al Nuaimi, a player for the national junior team and the Fujairah Martial Arts Taekwondo Club, aspires to become an Olympic champion, raise the UAE flag in international forums, and for his next stop to be crowned with a gold medal in the Youth Olympics scheduled for Senegal in 2026, in preparation for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics.
The ambitions of Ahmed Khamis (14 years old) increased after he won the gold medal in the “Grand Slam Youth 2024” tournament, which was held in the city of Wuxi, China, last August, and he became the first Arab player to win the tournament’s gold.
The player told Emirates Al-Youm: “My ambition is to win one of the Olympic medals, and to be in the next Youth Olympics in Senegal,” adding: “I am happy with the support and care provided to me by the Fujairah Club, the Emirates Taekwondo Federation, my family and my colleagues, which are the elements that motivated me to raise the ceiling of ambitions.” », indicating that he won the Grand Prix gold, after playing four very difficult matches in which he outperformed strong players from the Sultanate of Oman, Korea, the Philippines and Russia, recalling his victory in the gold medals in the 156 cm category (junior) in the Fujairah International G2 Championship, the Arab Cup in Fujairah and the Arab Cup. For clubs in Egypt, the Jockey Championship in Jordan, the Oman International Championship and the Gulf Youth Games in Fujairah.
For his part, the director of the Fujairah Martial Arts Club, Nader Abu Shawish, confirmed to “Emirates Today” that “the player was scouted through his participation in the Future Generations program organized by the club annually, and we found that he had artistic material in Taekwondo, and in coordination with his family he was elected and included in the team, in addition to To other players,” and said: “His winning successive championships, his ability to defeat international players from advanced taekwondo schools, including South Korea and Russia, and his keenness to train and support his family, contributed to putting his foot on the right path leading to international podiums.”
His coach, Jordanian Anas Al-Adarbeh, also said, “The player, Ahmed Khamis, has a distinguished Taekwondo talent, and has great intelligence in absorbing and mastering technical ideas. He is keen on regular training and translating technical instructions during matches, in addition to high concentration. These are the characteristics of a champion player, and our confidence.” “It is high that he will be a champion in the future,” revealing that his balance of international and local medals is 22 medals, including 15 gold, three silver, and four bronze.
Player’s mother: We are raising him to become a champion
His Excellency Rabie Al Kindi, the mother of the player Ahmed Khamis, confirmed that his family is keen to care for him in all aspects in terms of organizing his academic and sports time and his diet, to keep pace with the club’s plans to qualify him to become a champion. She explained to “Emirates Today” that when Ahmed joined the club, he did not think that He becomes a champion by practicing sports as a way of life, before the coaches discover him.
• The player’s balance internationally and locally is 22 medals (15 gold, 3 silver, and 4 bronze).
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