UAE National Olympic Committee (NOC) officials during a press conference.

Gulf Today, Staff Reporter

Up to 140 athletes are expected to compete for the UAE in the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou in 20 different individual and team sports.

The UAE NOC announced the participation details of the UAE delegation at a press conference committee’s headquarters in Dubai.

The 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou will take place between the September 20 to October 8.

12,000 Athletes from 45 Asian countries participate in 40 sports through 61 disciplines, and 481 competitions held in 54 sports facilities and attended by 50,000 volunteers and 12,000 media professionals.

The UAE athletes will participate in Archery, Equestrian, Athletics, Swimming, Cycling, Bow and Arrow, Judo, Taekwondo, Karate, Jujutsu, Fencing, Boxing, Wrestling, Basketball, Rugby, Sailing, Rowing, Chess, Golf, E-sports, and Triathlon.

Ahmed Al Tayeb, Director of the Technical and Sports Affairs Department at the NOC stressed the importance of successful participation in major sporting events and achieving excellent results to further bolster the UAE's track record in a way that suits its status in various other sectors and contributes to making it a Leading Center for achievements related to the Olympic Movement at all levels and in line with the vision of our wise leadership and in order to achieve the objectives of the National Sports Strategy 2031 to strengthen the UAE's participation in various international tournaments, including the Olympic Games, and to establish a global identity for Emirati sports.

Tayeb noted that the NOC, headed by Sheikh Ahmed Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Second Deputy Ruler of Dubai, is keen to promote and protect the foundations and values of the Olympic Movement in collaboration with national sports organizations and public entities. It also works to spread the spirit of competition among athletes through the implementation of available and appropriate scientific means to improve their performance, skills, and physical and psychological abilities. This is the goal that athletes and the entire sports delegation participating set in front of them when representing their country and raising their national flag on the podiums.