Dubai (Etihad)
The chess team will leave tomorrow, “Wednesday”, for India, to participate in the 44th World Olympiad, which will be held from July 27 to August 10. And Mohammed Saeed Al-Laili, Abdul Rahman Al-Taher, and players Wafia Darwish, Rawda Al-Sarkal, Aisha Sarhan, Maryam Issa and Moza Al-Mansoori, along with the technical staff, which includes the Turkish coach Mert Erdogo, the coach of the men’s team, and the Cuban Walter Arancibia, the coach of the women’s team.
It is expected that the President of the Federation, Tarim Matar Tarim, will join the delegation, to attend the meetings of the General Assembly of the International Federation, which are held on the sidelines of the Olympics and witness the elections of a new Board of Directors for the International Federation.
Tarim Matar Tarim held a meeting with the delegation participating in the World Olympics, in the presence of Abdul Karim Al Marzouqi, Secretary-General, Kholoud Issa Al Zarouni, Head of the Women and Media Committees of the Federation, and Mohamed Abdullah, Technical Director of the Federation, in the presence of all the players, players and technical devices, during which they discussed travel arrangements and the technical meeting of the Olympics and all Regarding event arrangements.
The President of the Federation urged all male and female players to exert maximum effort in the World Olympiad, in which no less than 190 countries participate in the world, and to appear in a manner that befits the name and history of the UAE in the game of smart people, stressing that the Federation’s strategy aims to reach the podiums in the external forums, He raised the flag of the state through the achievement of achievements, expressing his satisfaction with the preparations that preceded the Olympics, through the cooperation of member clubs in preparing the players.
He added: We have great confidence in the male and female players to achieve great gains in the global event, and to appear in an honorable appearance, in front of this large crowd of players from different countries of the world.
Abdul Karim Al-Marzouqi, Secretary-General of the Federation, stressed that the ambitions are always to achieve the goals of participating in foreign tournaments, whether by increasing the classification of international players, obtaining a medal in the category in which any player participates, and also exploiting such global events, to interact with different chess schools and increase the experience of players. .
Kholoud Al Zarooni said: In the last edition of the Olympics, the women’s team presented a distinguished level, and was close to achieving a historic medal, which confirms that Emirati chess is close to achievements, and we hope to return to the country, while we carry a historical achievement, whether by winning medals on table or category medal.
