Mohammed bin Mansour crowns the youth of the Emirates with the precious title

Abu Dhabi (Etihad)

Sheikh Mohammed bin Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the UAE youth muaythai national team, crowned the title of the U-23 World Muay Thai Championship, which scored a historic achievement by winning the championship title, hosted by the Muay Thai and Kickboxing Federation alongside the adult championship, with the support of the Abu Dhabi Sports Council. Under the supervision of the International Muaythai Federation, 700 male and female players from 100 countries competed in 439 matches at all levels and categories of both sexes during that period.
Thailand ranked first with 15 medals, including 8 gold, 5 silver and 2 bronze, while our team came second with 12 medals, including 5 gold, 4 silver and 3 bronze.. Morocco came third with 13 medals, including 5 gold, 2 silver and 6 bronze. ..
The coronation of the youth team comes 5 years after the founding of the federation, which topped the Arab, Asian and international federations with its achievement, making it the best ambassador for the Arab Muay Thai, which witnessed the participation of 13 Arab countries. The technical, organizational and public success of the championship came as a new testimony to the UAE sport, and to reaffirm that Abu Dhabi is the capital of combat games.
The final day’s final competitions witnessed the Moroccan Youssef Asawik winning the gold in the under-71 kg to add the fifth medal for his country, by defeating Hungarian Zoltan in the final. Under 67 at the expense of Kazakh Anipec, and the American Arwen won the gold in the under-76 weight over Jasab of the Kazakh Igeni, and the Polish Rajos won the gold in the 91 kg weight category by defeating Moroccan Othman Fakkaki.
At the end of the tournament, our international team player Elias Habib Ali “Nimer of the Ring” defeated Moldovan champion Artyom Livadari for the gold under 81 kg, to add the second gold gold champion to him in the world after the Mexico 2018 medal, and with this victory, the UAE team moved in the last moments to second place And runners-up in the general standings at the expense of the Moroccan team, which became third, with a difference of 2 silver and 3 bronze from our runner-up team.

Tariq Al Muhairi: Thank you to the volunteers
Tariq Al Muhairi, Executive Director of the Federation, Secretary-General of the Arab Muaythai Federation and member of the Executive Office of the International Muaythai Federation, the tournament director, congratulated the International Muaythai Federation for the success of the tournament, stressing that all the teams left a good impression.
Al Muhairi thanked the volunteers who had a clear role in the success of the tournament, stressing that they are one of the fruits of volunteer work that the country was famous for in various events.
Al-Muhairi considered the emergence of Arab teams on the podium as one of the successes, pointing out that the spread of muay thai in the Arab countries would produce many Arab champions to participate in regional and international tournaments, and thus win titles and win medals.

Fox: Al Neyadi’s presidency of “The Asian” is a great addition to Muay Thai
Stephen Fox, Secretary-General of the International Muaythai Federation, confirmed that the game is progressing rapidly to appear in the next Olympics in its first participation, noting that simple steps separate us from appearing in the great global sports forum.
He said: The current World Championship in Abu Dhabi 2022 witnessed the participation of many female players, which is one of the criteria for appearing in the Olympics, and we strive to achieve all the conditions for positive participation in the upcoming Olympics in Los Angeles 2028. The Secretary-General stressed that the current World Championship in Abu Dhabi is one of the most successful tournaments that will be held in Abu Dhabi. It was organized recently, hoping that the UAE will host many other tournaments. Fox added: The safety of players is a priority for the International Federation, and there are programs to assist players that are implemented to reduce serious injuries, and there are also programs for referees to bring injuries to zero.. The Secretary-General added: Abdullah Al Neyadi’s presidency of the AFC in the new session will add many successes For the game at the Asian level, because we know him for his excellence in his work, and I am confident that he will have a clear imprint on Muay Thai on the Asian continent.

elegant festive
At the beginning of the coronation ceremony, Sheikh Mohammed bin Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan received a souvenir from Prasan and Ingratana, representative of the Thai Deputy Prime Minister and guest of the tournament. The first medal winners in an elegant ceremony, which was crowned by the brilliant golden player Elias Habib.