Mohamed Othman delivered an outstanding performance to sustain the UAE's medal aspirations at the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games. Othman secured fourth place in the heats, thereby qualifying for the final of the 100m wheelchair race scheduled for Monday at the Stade de France.
On Friday, Ahmed Al Bedwawi of the UAE ranked 22nd in the 1,000m time trial cycling track qualification for the 'C5' category, clocking in at 1:13.100 minutes. In shooting, Ayesha Al Shamsi achieved 14th place in the mixed 10m air pistol standing qualification for the SH2 category, scoring 630.1 points, while her teammate, Ayesha Al Muhairi, placed 22nd with a total of 626.7 points in the same event.
In athletics, Noura Al Ketbi finished eighth in the F32 category club throw finals, throwing 20.69 metres, and her teammate, Dhekra Al Kaabi, secured ninth place with a throw of 20.29 metres. In the shooting competitions on Saturday, Abdullah Sultan Al Aryani placed ninth in the 10m air rifle standing qualification, scoring 618.3 points, with only the top eight advancing to the finals. Obaid Al Dahmani ranked 13th in the same event, scoring 613.9 points out of a total of 18 participants.
