The UAE delegation concludes its participation in the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games today, by competing in three sports on the 11th day of the tournament, before the final scheduled for tomorrow, Sunday. In athletics, Maryam Al Zeyoudi will compete in the final of the women’s shot put (F40) competition at the Stade de France, while in weightlifting, veteran champion Mohammed Khamis will compete in the final of the 88 kg weight category (PO), and in judo, Maryam Al Dhanhani will make her first appearance, competing in the round of 16 of the 70 kg weight category, where she will meet Azerbaijani Khatira Izmieva in her first match at the Champ de Mar Arena.
As for yesterday’s results, Mohamed Othman came in eighth place in the 800-meter wheelchair race (T34) qualifiers held at the Stade de France track in Paris, achieving a time of 1.44.88 minutes.
In cycling, Ahmed Al-Badawi participated in the final competitions of the individual time trial road race (C5), and was eliminated from the race one lap before the end.
Participation of the star Mohammed Khamis
The participation of the star Mohammed Khamis, the UAE weightlifting champion, in the Paralympic Games “Paris 2024” is historic, as it is his seventh consecutive edition in a journey of continuous achievements for 24 years, crowned by winning three Paralympic medals.
Khamis (54 years old) began his first participation in the Paralympic Games in the Sydney 2000 edition, which witnessed his first appearance in this major Paralympic event, and achieved fourth place at the time.
Khamis embarked on a journey of achievements in his second participation in “Athens 2004”, where he presented the UAE with its first gold medal in the history of its participation in the Paralympic Games.
Our champion’s achievements continued, winning the silver medal in Beijing 2008. Although the injury prevented him from participating in London 2012, he returned and won the gold medal in Rio de Janeiro 2016. He was injured again during the Tokyo 2020 competitions, depriving him of a new achievement.
Throughout his career, Mohammed Khamis (father of eight children) succeeded in challenging the “polio” that struck him at the age of one and a half years. He did not surrender to it, thanks to the encouragement of his family and the support of officials, which increased his will and determination to achieve unprecedented accomplishments.
According to his coach, Tito, Khamis participated in a series of training camps to compete in the “Paris 2024” competition, defying his age and the expected difficulties in what is considered the strongest tournament in the history of the Paralympic Games.
He said: “Khamis is looking forward to achieving a great accomplishment in the Paris tournament, and repeating his previous accomplishments that he achieved over the course of nearly 20 years, despite the difficulty of competing in this tournament, and his advanced age, as he is one of the oldest players in the tournament ever.”
He added: “Khamis participated in a number of training camps and strong tournaments inside and outside the country, the last of which were two camps in Macedonia and Thailand before traveling to Paris, and he is hopeful of achieving the set ambitions.”
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In a related context, the Secretary-General of the National Paralympic Committee, Dhiban Al Muhairi, confirmed that the regular meetings held by the International Paralympic Committee with representatives of the delegations participating in the Paralympic Games (Paris 2024) witnessed all delegations praising the organization, and the reports were free of any comments related to the organization or protests.
He said: “On the technical level, this session is one of the largest and strongest Paralympic Games in history, as no competition in any sport is without breaking world and Paralympic records, and even exceeding that to break such records in the qualifiers and not only in the final competitions.”
He added: “I believe that Paris 2024 will be a turning point in the history of the Paralympic Games, as it is a major turning point, both in terms of the number of participants and the strength of the competitions, in light of the clear interest from all countries of the world in the Paralympic Games.”
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