The UAE’s multiple Paralympic medal winner Mohammed Khamis Khalaf bagged a gold, two silvers and a bronze on the penultimate day of the Fazza 12th Dubai 2022 Para Powerlifting World Cup on Saturday.
Khalaf took a gold and silver in the Legends category before adding another silver and bronze in his weight division with a lift of 220-kilogram and a total lift of 646kg at the Dubai Club for People of Determination.
Joining the veteran Khalaf on the podium on the day were Haifa Al Naqbi, who won gold in the women’s 67kg with a best lift of 94kg, and Fahad Mohammed, taking bronze in the men’s with a total lift of 509kg.
“I’m delighted with my team's and my own performances in the competition so far,” Khalaf said after the host team took their overall medals tally to three golds, four silvers and three bronze.
“On my own form, I think I achieved my objectives for the year as I had to comeback from a shoulder injury. I’ll be better next year, hopefully.”
Al Naqbi, a gold medallist in the IWAS 2022 World Games, clinched the UAE’s second gold in the four-day competition.
“I am happy to get a gold competing on home soil. It was a proud moment for my family as well. I hope I can do better next year and secure a medal in other category as well,” she said.
Elsewhere, Jordanian Abdelkareem Khattab shattered the World Record three times en route to winning gold in the men’s 97kg.
The reigning Paralympic and world champion, looked confident and started his campaign at 235kg before going for world record attempt 245kg in his second round.
Having achieved that goal, he went six kilograms up in his third round, breaking the world record again at 251kg and then at 255kg to break the record held by Egyptian Mohamed Eldib since 2016.
“I have been training for the last 10 years to get this result. It’s my first world record in this category and I am very proud of it,” Khattab said. “I hope I can continue with such performance in the Paralympics as well and put my country on top.”
Three ways to limit your social media use
Clinical psychologist, Dr Saliha Afridi at The Lighthouse Arabia suggests three easy things you can do every day to cut back on the time you spend online.
1. Put the social media app in a folder on the second or third screen of your phone so it has to remain a conscious decision to open, rather than something your fingers gravitate towards without consideration.
2. Schedule a time to use social media instead of consistently throughout the day. I recommend setting aside certain times of the day or week when you upload pictures or share information.
3. Take a mental snapshot rather than a photo on your phone. Instead of sharing it with your social world, try to absorb the moment, connect with your feeling, experience the moment with all five of your senses. You will have a memory of that moment more vividly and for far longer than if you take a picture of it.
Who has lived at The Bishops Avenue?
- George Sainsbury of the supermarket dynasty, sugar magnate William Park Lyle and actress Dame Gracie Fields were residents in the 1930s when the street was only known as ‘Millionaires’ Row’.
- Then came the international super rich, including the last king of Greece, Constantine II, the Sultan of Brunei and Indian steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal who was at one point ranked the third richest person in the world.
- Turkish tycoon Halis Torprak sold his mansion for £50m in 2008 after spending just two days there. The House of Saud sold 10 properties on the road in 2013 for almost £80m.
- Other residents have included Iraqi businessman Nemir Kirdar, singer Ariana Grande, holiday camp impresario Sir Billy Butlin, businessman Asil Nadir, Paul McCartney’s former wife Heather Mills.
Hunting park to luxury living
- Land was originally the Bishop of London's hunting park, hence the name
- The road was laid out in the mid 19th Century, meandering through woodland and farmland
- Its earliest houses at the turn of the 20th Century were substantial detached properties with extensive grounds
Results for Stage 2
Stage 2 Yas Island to Abu Dhabi, 184 km, Road race
Overall leader: Primoz Roglic SLO (Team Jumbo - Visma)
Stage winners: 1. Fernando Gaviria COL (UAE Team Emirates) 2. Elia Viviani ITA (Deceuninck - Quick-Step) 3. Caleb Ewan AUS (Lotto - Soudal)
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MATCH INFO
Chelsea 0
Liverpool 2 (Mane 50', 54')
Red card: Andreas Christensen (Chelsea)
Man of the match: Sadio Mane (Liverpool)
