Adil Mohammad Explained

Adil Mohammad
Fullname:Adil Khalid Mohammad
Birth Date:8 October 1988
Birth Place:Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Height:1.67 m
Weight:75 kg
Classes:Dinghy
Club:Emirates Sailing School
Coach:Omar Mohamed Bazara
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Adil Khalid Mohammad (Arabic: عادل خالد محمد; born 8 October 1988 in Dubai) is an Emirati sailor, who specialized in the Laser class.[1] Mohammad became the first and only Emirati sailor to represent his country at the Olympic Games, where he finished forty-second in his respective category at Beijing 2008.[2] [3] Mohammed trained at the Emirates Sailing School in his native Dubai, under head coach Omar Mohamed Bazara.

Mohammed qualified for his nation's Olympic sailing debut in the Laser class at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing by granting a tripartite invitation from the International Sailing Federation and the International Olympic Committee.[2] Despite producing his best performance of the Games by finishing eleventh in the fifth race, Mohammad strived his relentless effort to obtain the penultimate position in a fleet of forty-three sailors at the end of the eleven-race series with 272 net points.[4] [5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Adil Mohammad . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418123918/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mo/adil-mohammad-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 9 July 2015.
  2. News: Alaric . Gomes . Adel Khalid hopes for boost to his sport . . 19 June 2010 . 9 July 2015.
  3. News: Gunning for glory: UAE at the Games . . 8 August 2008 . 9 July 2015.
  4. Web site: Beijing 2008: Men's Laser Class . . . 13 September 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120728182143/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/sailing/resultsandschedules/rsc%3DSAM004000/standings.html . 28 July 2012.
  5. News: Alaric . Gomes . UAE sailor Adel Khalid does his best at Olympic Games . . 16 August 2008 . 9 July 2015.
  6. News: Alaric . Gomes . Dubai has capacity to shock with its achievements: Khalid . . 30 June 2009 . 9 July 2015.