Friday, October 7, 2022 – 1:09 am
CAIRO, 6th October / WAM / The national team for adults won the gold medal in the team sprint race in the Arab Cycling Championship, after beating Algeria in a well-deserved manner, before the end of the race with 5 full rounds to add a new gold to the UAE in the championship held in Cairo with the participation of 8 Arab teams.
Today, our team achieved 12 medals in the competitions of the second day, bringing the number of medals to 17 colored medals.
The men of the national team, led by Youssef Mirza and the players Ahmed Al-Mansoori, Jaber Al-Mansoori, and Saif Mayouf, succeeded in winning the team sprint race, with a historical number for the UAE in one session, which reached 14 seconds in the session.
Jaber Al-Mansoori managed to win a second gold for the UAE on the second day (the elimination race), and Ahmed Al-Mansoori came in second place in the race, which witnessed the participation of 10 players from 7 countries, namely the UAE, Egypt, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Algeria and Sudan.
On the second day, 7 silver medals were won (girls’ speed difference – Khaled Mayouf in the kirin race, Safia al-Sayegh in the kirin race, silver in the same race by Huda Hussein Shabat, Sheikha Issa in the elimination race, and women’s team speed).
The national team’s mission also won 3 bronze medals (Madison women Zahra Hussein and Maryam Al Zaabi, bronze exclusion for Huda Hussein Shabat, and bronze exclusion for Safia Al Sayegh).
The UAE’s medal tally rose to 17 at the end of the second day, with 4 gold, 10 silver and 3 bronze.
The second day witnessed the attendance of the President of the UAE Cycling Federation, Mansour Bu Asaiba, and the Secretary General, Yasser Al Dokhi.
Mansour Bouassiba expressed his happiness with the numbers achieved in the tournament so far and the number of medals won, and praised the senior team, which is achieving great achievements in every forum.
Mustafa Badr Al-Din / Ahmed Mustafa