LONDON: Saudi Arabia’s paralympians are continuing their preparations ahead of the beginning of the Paralympic Games in Paris next week.
Nine Saudi athletes, who will compete across five sports — athletics, taekwondo, table tennis, weightlifting and equestrian — are holding separate training camps in China, Poland, and the Netherlands.
Abdulrahman Al-Qurashi, Hassan Doushi, Noor Al-Sanaa, Ali Al-Nakhli, and Sarah Al-Jumah, in addition to Eyad Al-Turki (taekwondo) and Adnan Saeed (weightlifting), are undergoing intense fitness and tactical training in Poland.
Their preparation will continue until their arrival in Paris on August 26.
Table tennis player Ghalia Al-Anzi continues her preparations for the final stage of the current training camp in China, which started a month ago, with the participation of Chinese national team players participating in the Paralympic Games.
The camp is set to conclude next Saturday before the athletes headto Paris.
In Netherlands, equestrian Ahmed Sharbatly continued his training camp that began on July 1, focusing on improving weaknesses in certain movements and intensifying training sessions with the horses three times a week, including motivational sessions.
