Ali Maali (Dubai)
On the first day of the Arab Championship for men and women, which is held in Cairo, the karate team won 5 medals, distributed between 3 gold and two bronze.
Marwan Al Mazmi won the men’s singles kata gold, Hawara Al-Ajami the women’s kumite gold under 50 kg, and Fatima Khasif the women’s single kumite gold under 68 kg.
Ahmed Salem Basalib won the kumite bronze in the men’s under 67 kg individual, and Muhammad Jassim Al Ansari won the kumite bronze in the men’s individual under 75 kg.
Marwan Al Mazmi expressed his happiness with the gold medal, and said: “A wonderful competition witnessed in the tournament, and the goal of the players was to make the country’s flag flutter in the current version, which happened more than once, and my happiness with my colleagues is indescribable, in light of this achievement that confirms the development of karate in the Emirates, In light of the great interest paid by the Game Association, and “M” Nasser Abdul Razzaq Al-Razouki, President of the UAE and Asian Federations, Vice-President of the International Federation.