Impairment Information |
Type of Impairment |
Impaired muscle power |
Origin of Impairment |
Acquired |
Classification |
T34 |
Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Sharjah, UAE |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He took up athletics in 2003 at the Al Thiqah Club for the Impaired in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. |
Why this sport? |
He took up the sport because it challenged him. |
Club / Team |
Al Thiqah Club for the Impaired: Sharjah, UAE |
Senior International Debut |
Year |
2007 |
Competing for |
United Arab Emirates |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Qaeed [Leader]. (paralympic.org, 08 Mar 2016) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning silver and bronze at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. (thenational.ae, 10 Nov 2015) |
Awards and honours |
He was the United Arab Emirates' flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (myinfo.rio2016.com, 06 Sep 2016) |
Ambitions |
To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (paralympic.org, 21 Jul 2017) |
Impairment |
He has impaired muscle power in both legs as the result of the effects of polio. (thenational.ae, 10 Nov 2015) |
Other information |
REMEMBERING A TEAMMATE
He won four medals at the 2017 World Championships in London, England, and gave them all to the children of Abdullah Hayayei, an Emirati Para athlete who died in a training accident several days before the start of the championships. "Abdullah was a very sociable person. He talked to everybody in the team and played cards and dominoes with us all. He is not just an athlete but also a friend of all of us. What you must also know is that, before the championships, Abdullah had renovated his house and he had Tokyo 2020 put on all of the windows. He wanted that to motivate him. Now I am going to go to Tokyo and represent Abdullah. If I win a medal, I will devote it to him." (paralympic.org, 21 Jul 2017) |
