Emirates News Agency – UAE national team to participate in Asian Games with 4 boxers

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  • September 6, 2023

DUBAI, September 6 / WAM / The UAE Boxing Federation has announced that it will participate in the Hangzhou Asian Games in China from September 20 to October 8, with 4 boxers in 4 different weights.
The boxers are Mohammed Saeed Al-Hafidi who weighs more than 90 kg, Hussain Al-Shamar who weighs 70 kg, Nawaf Ali Khamis Al-Sahmi who weighs 57 kg and Sultan Al-Nuimi who weighs 52 kg.
Muhammad Musaba Al-Shibli, technical director of the boxing team, explained that the selection was based on their results as state champions in their weight divisions and their experiences in the past years to excel at the present.
He said: “These boxers are the best at the moment and they have achieved great results for the country and we hope they will perform at the best levels in the Asian Games.”
The program to prepare the boxers for the Asian Games began after the Arab Games in Algeria, where the players participated in an internal camp before returning to their clubs to prepare for the state open championships held later. Abu Dhabi with the participation of an elite group of boxers from the country and 5 Arab countries.
He said: “The tournament was scheduled for next October, but the date has been moved forward so that the team’s boxers can benefit from it before participating in the Asian tournament, especially as the tournament features boxers from Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Sultanate of Oman, Qatar and Iraq and within the country. Boxers from.”
He said the preparation plan also included an early visit to China to participate in a joint preparation camp with teams from China, Thailand, Uzbekistan and Mongolia from September 12 to September 21, the date of the residency. Competition.

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