UAE player Gore Shegili lost to French Walid Khayar at the start of the preliminary round qualifiers for the under-66 kg championship in his first match in the Hungarian Grand Slam Judo Championship, which started yesterday in the Grand Gymnasium in the capital Budapest, under the supervision of the International Judo Federation IJF, and concludes on Sunday with the participation of 406 from Male and female players from 61 countries.
Today’s round witnesses the appearance of our player Nour Ghazari, who faces the winner of the match between Britain’s Moorhead Laklat and Georgian Shiraz Giorgi in the under 81 kg weight. Tomorrow, at the conclusion of the championship qualifiers for the heavyweight category, UAE player Gregor Aram will play with Chinese champion Axi Yadong, while UAE player Mago Maarouf will play Bulgarian Dimitrov Ivailo.
On another line, the youth and junior judo team concluded its internal camp in Fujairah, which was held on the recommendation of the Technical Committee, in preparation for the various Gulf, Arab and Asian participations, with the aim of refining and developing skills and discovering talents.
The list of the “Future Team” included 9 players: Ahmed Jassem, Zayed Faisal Al Naqbi (Kalba Union), Saeed Al Naqbi (Fujairah Martial Arts), in the youth category, Hamad Al Hashemi (Khorfakkan), Mansour Jumaa, Mani’ Juma, and Khaled Walid (Sharjah). And Muhammad Abdullah Al-Shaali “Al-Nasr” and Hamid Al-Shamsi “Ittihad Kalba”, in the junior category, and supervises the Japanese training, Ashido Koki, and the technical director of the union, Shaaban Al-Sayed, administratively.
