Oman sprinter Mazoon al Alawi will compete in the 100m women's preliminary heat two at Stade de France in France. Al Alawi will aim for a sparkling performance in her third Olympic appearance. She will race against the UAE's Mariam Karim, Georgia's Lika Karchivala, American Samoa's Filomenalnesa Ekaobo, Chinese Taipei's Bo Ya Zhang, Guam's Wasten Regier, Grenada's Halie Hazard, Vietnam's Tai Nhi Yen and Pakistan's Faiqa Riaz.
The heats will start at 12:35 pm (Oman time) and the toppers will advance to the first round of the main competition. Mazoon’s best time is 11.47 seconds. In the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, she finished sixth in the preliminary heats three with a timing of 12.35 seconds while in Rio 2016, she recorded a timing of 12.43 seconds.
Mazoon affirmed that she will work hard to register a new record. “ I will aim to showcase my high technical abilities and strive to advance to the first round of the heats. I can understand the difficulty of the competition but I will give my best to advance. Attending the Olympics for the third time is highly significant in my sports career. Competing in these global sports events provides us with experiences and form strong friendships with other athletes around the world,” she ended
Ali al Balushi is working hard on his technical preparations for his crucial participation on Saturday. He will compete in the first round of the Men's 100m event at Stade de France. The competitions will begin at 1:55 pm (Oman time). Al Balushi is undergoing daily warm up at the main track to adapt to the environment. Coach Fahad al Mashaikhi scheduled the training sessions simultaneously time as the competition to help Ali adjust and perform strongly.
Aamir al Zeidi, physiotherapist and member of Oman’s delegation at the Paris 2024 Olympics, provides various medical and initial treatment services for athletes and delegation members.
"I provide a range of medical services to the sports delegation members including initial health care for athletes, team members and administrators. I focus on the athletes' physical readiness before competitions and coordinate with the relevant authorities in case of injuries requiring hospital visits, " he said.
“ I am in close follow up with the national team's medical and technical staff to address any previous sports injuries. This step is to ensure that athletes follow their treatment programmes and maintain their fitness. The cooperation of the national teams attending the Olympics significantly contributed to the athletes' physical readiness. Special thanks to Oman Olympic Committee for including a treatment specialist in the sports delegation, reflecting their concern for the athletes' health before competitions.” he said.
The swimming and shooting teams returned home after bowing out of the Paris 2024 Olympics. Swimmer Issa al Adawi finished his second Olympic attendance in sixth place in the preliminary heats two in the 100m freestyle event clocking a time of 53.19 seconds. Al Adawi ranked 70th out of 79 swimmers in the overall preliminary heats.
Shooter Said al Khatri finished 30th in the preliminary qualifiers for the Men's Trap Shooting event with a total score of 114 points.
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