Editorial illustration of a young martial-arts athlete receiving a bronze medal in an indoor arena

الإِمَارَاتُ تَرْفَعُ رَصِيدَها إِلى ثَمانِيَ عَشْرَةَ مِيدالِيَّةً فِي بُطولَةِ العالَمِ

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رَفَعَ مُنْتَخَبُ الإِمَارَاتِ لِلْفُنُونِ القِتالِيَّةِ المُخْتَلِطَةِ رَصيدَهُ إِلى ثَمانِيَ عَشْرَةَ ميدالِيَّةً فِي بُطولَةِ العالَمِ لِلناشِئينَ، الَّتي تُقامُ فِي أَبوظَبِي. وَجاءَ ذٰلِكَ بَعْدَ فَوْزِ اللاعِبَةِ مَرْيَمَ عَلِيٍّ المُطَوَّعِ بِالميدالِيَّةِ البُرونْزِيَّةِ.

شارَكَتْ مَرْيَمُ فِي فِئَةِ النّاشِئاتِ «ب»، وَهِيَ فِئَةٌ لِلَّاعِباتِ مِنْ أَرْبَعَ عَشْرَةَ إِلى خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً. وَنافَسَتْ فِي وَزْنِ اثْنَيْنِ وَخَمْسِينَ كِيلوغْرامًا. وَبَلَغَ رَصيدُ الفَريقِ سِتَّ ميدالِيّاتٍ ذَهَبِيَّةٍ، وَخَمْسَ ميدالِيّاتٍ فِضِّيَّةٍ، وَسَبْعَ ميدالِيّاتٍ بُرونْزِيَّةٍ.

تُقامُ البُطولَةُ فِي مُبادَلَة أَرينا، بِمُشارَكَةِ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ أَلْفٍ وَمِئَةِ لاعِبٍ وَلاعِبَةٍ مِنْ خَمْسٍ وَخَمْسِينَ دَوْلَةً. وَتَخْتَتِمُ يَوْمَ الثَّالِثِ وَالعِشْرينَ مِنْ أَغُسْطُسَ، بَعْدَ بَدْءِ مُنافَساتِ فِئَةِ النّاشِئينَ «أ» لِلْأَعْمارِ مِنْ سِتَّ عَشْرَةَ إِلى سَبْعَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً.

وَقالَ مُدَرِّبُ الفَريقِ إِنَّ مُواجَهَةَ مُنافِسينَ مِنْ دُوَلٍ مُخْتَلِفَةٍ تُكْسِبُ اللاعِبينَ الصِّغارَ خِبْرَةً مُهِمَّةً. وَقالَتْ مَرْيَمُ إِنَّ بِدايَةَ إِحْدى مُبارَياتِها لَمْ تَكُنْ سَهْلَةً، لٰكِنَّها حافَظَتْ عَلى تَرْكيزِها وَلَمْ تَسْتَسْلِمْ.

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UAE Raises Its Medal Total to 18 at the World Championships

The UAE mixed martial arts national team raised its total to 18 medals at the Youth World Championships, which are being held in Abu Dhabi. This came after athlete Maryam Ali Almutwa won a bronze medal.

Maryam competed in the Youth B girls’ division, for athletes aged 14 to 15. She competed in the 52-kilogram category. The team’s total reached six gold medals, five silver medals, and seven bronze medals.

The championship is being held at Mubadala Arena, with more than 1,100 athletes from 55 countries taking part. It ends on August 23, after the Youth A competition begins for athletes aged 16 to 17.

The team coach said that facing competitors from different countries gives young athletes valuable experience. Maryam said that the start of one of her matches was not easy, but she stayed focused and did not give up.

Key Vocabulary

Arabic Part of speech English
رَصيدٌ noun total
فُنُونٌ قِتالِيَّةٌ مُخْتَلِطَةٌ noun phrase mixed martial arts
ميدالِيَّةٌ بُرونْزِيَّةٌ noun phrase bronze medal
فِئَةٌ noun category
نافَسَتْ verb competed
وَزْنٌ noun weight category
مُشارَكَةٌ noun participation
تَخْتَتِمُ verb ends
مُنافِسٌ noun competitor
خِبْرَةٌ noun experience
تَرْكيزٌ noun focus
تَسْتَسْلِمُ verb gives up

Sources

  1. Arab News: UAE athletes claim 18th medal at IMMAF Youth World Championships
  2. الإمارات 24: منتخب الإمارات يرفع غلته الميدالية إلى 18 في مونديال الفنون القتالية للناشئين

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