|
Omar Yaser Ismail
Omar Yaser Abdel Qader Ismail Hantoli ( ar, عمر ياسر عبد القادر إسماعيل حنتولي; born 3 November 2005), known as simply Omar Yaser Ismail or Omar Hantoli, is a Palestinian taekwondo practitioner. He qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics in the −58 kg division. Early life Yaser Ismail was born in the United Arab Emirates to Palestinians from the West Bank town of Jenin, who had settled in Sharjah in 2003, and was raised in his birth country. He started taekwondo between the ages of 9 and 10, training in Sharjah, and was competing in international competitions by the time he was 12 years old. Career Yaser Ismail won a bronze medal at the Cadet World Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, in August 2019. He competed at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya, Turkey. He won a bronze at the 2022 World Taekwondo Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, in August 2022. He competed at the Senior World Championships in 2022 and 2023, and in the 2022 Asia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharjah
Sharjah (; ar, ٱلشَّارقَة ', Gulf Arabic: ''aš-Šārja'') is the third-most populous city in the United Arab Emirates, after Dubai and Abu Dhabi, forming part of the Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman metropolitan area. Sharjah is the capital of the eponymous emirate. The emirate shares legal, political, military and economic functions with the other emirates of the UAE within a federal framework, although each emirate has jurisdiction over some functions such as civil law enforcement and provision and upkeep of local facilities. Sharjah has been ruled by the Al Qasimi dynasty since the 18th century. The city is a centre for culture and industry, and alone contributes 7.4% of the GDP of the United Arab Emirates. The city covers an approximate area of 235 km2 and has a population of over 800,000 (2008). The sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages is prohibited in the emirate of Sharjah without possession of an alcohol licence and alcohol is not served in hotels, restaura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
