Abu Dhabi – Asdaf News:
The Astana Grand Slam event, which will begin on Friday and take place in the gym in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, will feature three matches with the national judo team of the United Arab Emirates.
334 male and female athletes from 42 nations, including four Arab nations (the UAE, Bahrain, Lebanon, and Algeria), will compete in the competition.
On Thursday, the championship draw took place in front of Nasser Al Tamimi, the Head of Mission, the Treasurer of the International Judo Federation, the Secretary General of the UAE Judo Federation, and Victor Sektrov, the Technical Director of the National Team.
The UAE national team’s participation in the competition is a step in its quest to increase its number of Olympic qualification points for the 2024 Paris Games.
The lightweight level preliminary round qualifiers for both genders will begin the championship contests on Friday.
