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Adil Mohammad
Adil Khalid Mohammad ( ar, عادل خالد محمد; born 8 October 1988 in Dubai) is an Emirati sailor, who specialized in the Laser class. 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. 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 Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Laser, Laser class at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing by granting a tripartite invitation from the International Sailing Federation and the International Olympic Committee. 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. References External links [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dubai
Dubai (, ; ar, دبي, translit=Dubayy, , ) is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, the most populated of the 7 emirates of the United Arab Emirates.The Government and Politics of the Middle East and North Africa. D Long, B Reich. p.157 Established in the 18th century as a small fishing village, the city grew rapidly in the early 21st century with a focus on tourism and luxury, having the second most five-star hotels in the world, and the tallest building in the world, the Burj Khalifa, which is tall. In the eastern Arabian Peninsula on the coast of the Persian Gulf, it is also a major global transport hub for passengers and cargo. Oil revenue helped accelerate the development of the city, which was already a major mercantile hub. A centre for regional and international trade since the early 20th century, Dubai's economy relies on revenues from trade, tourism, aviation, real estate, and financial services. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
