United Arab Emirates at the
2020 Summer Paralympics
Flag of the United Arab Emirates
IPC codeUAE
NPCUAE Paralympic Committee
in Tokyo, Japan
24 August 2021 (2021-08-24) – 5 September 2021 (2021-09-05)
Competitors12 in 4 sports
Medals
Gold
1
Silver
1
Bronze
1
Total
3
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

United Arab Emirates competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021. Abdulla Sultan Alaryani picked the first gold for UAE in the men's 50m shooting competition.[1]

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Abdulla Sultan Alaryani Shooting Men's R7 50 metre rifle 3 positions SH1 3 September
 Silver Mohamed Alhammadi Athletics Men's 800 metres T34 4 September
 Bronze Mohamed Alhammadi Athletics Men's 100 metres T34 30 August

Competitors

Source:[2]

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 2 3 5
Cycling 1 0 1
Powerlifting 1 1 2
Shooting 3 1 4
Total 7 5 12

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Mohamed Hammadi competed in the men's 100m T34 and men's 800m T34 events. He qualified for these events after winning the bronze medal in the men's 100m T34 and the gold medal in the men's 800m T34 events at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[3]

Noura Alktebi competed in the women's club throw F32 and women's shot put F32 events. She qualified for both events after finishing in 4th place in both the women's shot put F32 and women's club throw F32 events at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships.[4]

Men's track
Athlete Event Heats Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Mohamed Hammadi Men's 100m T34 N/A 15.66 SB 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Men's 800m T34
Ahmed Nawad Men's 800m T34 1:49.71 9
Women's field
Athlete Event Final
Result Rank
Noura Alktebi Women's club throw F32 18.79 6
Women's shot put F32 6.49 AR 4

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Abdullah Sultan Alaryani, Saif Alnuaimi and Abdulla Saif Alaryani are scheduled to compete.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Abdulla Sultan Alaryani defies pressure to take first Tokyo 2020 gold for UAE". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
  2. ^ "NPC Entries - Team United Arab Emirates". 2020 The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 3 September 2021.
  3. ^ "2019 World Para Athletics Championships – Mohamed Hammadi". paralympic.org. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  4. ^ "2019 World Para Athletics Championships – Noura Alktebi". paralympic.org. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
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