The national show jumping team rider Omar Al Marzouqi qualified for the final stage of the individual race, as part of the activities of the 33rd edition of the Olympic Games hosted by the French capital, Paris, until August 11, with the participation of 10,500 male and female athletes, and the UAE is participating with 14 athletes.
Omar Al Marzouqi made a single mistake, achieving a time of 79.56 seconds in 21st place, as he continues his participation today with the participation of 30 riders.
Our national team trio: Abdullah Al Marri, Salem Al Suwaidi, and Omar Al Marzouqi, participated in the individual show jumping competition with the participation of 75 riders. Salem Al Suwaidi started our participation in the qualifying round with 16 faults and a time of 76.42 seconds, while Abdullah Al Marri did not complete his round after he decided to withdraw to protect his horse.
For his part, the Secretary-General of the National Olympic Committee, Faris Mohammed Al Mutawa, in the presence of the Chairman of the UAE Cycling Federation and member of the Board of Directors of the National Olympic Committee, Mansour Bou Osaiba, and members of the Board of Directors of the Olympic Committee, Amal Boushlakh and Kholoud Al Dhaheri, received the President of the French Cycling Federation, Michel Calo, and his accompanying delegation, at the headquarters of the UAE Olympic House in Paris. The meeting was also attended by the UAE Cycling Team, which won the Tour de France title last July.
The meeting witnessed a review of the means of cooperation between the two sides in many technical and training aspects related to cycling, with a review of the most important developments related to the game and its development over the past years, the increase in its activities and championships at all levels, and the most important data about the players and female players in the Paris Olympics, including Safia Al Sayegh, a player in our national cycling team, who is the first Emirati and Gulf woman to qualify for the Olympic Games in cycling.
The two sides exchanged talks about cycling events in the two countries, including the UAE Cycling Tour, which is held annually and witnesses the participation of 140 riders from different countries of the world, and is divided into men’s and women’s categories, and the Sharjah International Cycling Tour, whose latest edition at the beginning of this year witnessed the participation of 168 cyclists representing 28 teams and national teams from 21 countries, in addition to the Tour de France, whose latest edition was won by the UAE team.
• Al Marzouqi continues today the individual race competitions with the participation of 30 riders.
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