The UAE's Special Olympics cycling team won three gold medals and a silver medal at the World Games on Sunday at Yas Marina Circuit.
It brings the national medal tally to 60, including 24 gold medals, 14 silver medals and 22 bronze.
Abdullah Al Dhuhoori, 29, won the gold medal in the 10-kilometre race in his age category with a time of 20.27.00, and silver in the 5km with a time of 10.20.00.
Mr Al Dhuhoori told state news agency Wam that he won thanks to his intense training and the morale of his competitors remains high.
Moosa Al Balooshi, 33, secured gold in the 5km in a time of 9.35.00. Hani Al Naqbi, 24, also competed in the 5km cycle and finished in 10.01.00, while Jonah Hambleton, 16, won gold in the 10k road race with a time of 18.07.00.
It is the second medal for Mr Hambleton. He and his brother Mica, both 16 and adopted, were the first athletes to cross the finish line at the Games, coming first and second in the triathlon on March 8.
Their brothers Joel, 21, and Issac, 18, also took gold and silver in the 1,500-metre open water swimming on Saturday.
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Abdulla Al Tajer of the UAE celebrates his win in the 50m Breaststroke during the swimming at the Special Olympics. -
An athlete waits to compete in the 50m Breaststroke during the swimming at the Special Olympics at Hamdan Sports Complex, Dubai. All Photos by Chris Whiteoak / The National -
Taiga Teshima of Nippon wins in the 50m Breaststroke during the swimming at the Special Olympics. Chris Whiteoak / The National -
Vikas Tulsiram Kesarvani of Bharat competes in the 50m Breaststroke during the swimming at the Special Olympics. -
Supporters cheer for the athletes during the swimming at the Special Olympics. -
Supporters cheer for the athletes during the swimming at the Special Olympics. -
Colette Grant of the Bahamas competes in the 50m Breaststroke during the swimming at the Special Olympics. -
Jonathan Pierce of USA competes in the 200m Freestyle during the swimming at the Special Olympics. -
Supporters cheer for the athletes during the swimming at the Special Olympics. -
Teila Bulmer of Australia competes in the 200m Freestyle during the swimming at the Special Olympics. -
Meike Terhorst of the Neatherlands wins the F02 200m Freestyle during the swimming at the Special Olympics. -
Alistair Graham of Great Britain competes in the 5km time trial during the cycling at the Special Olympics. -
Ilektra Zampania of Hellas competes in the 5km time trial during the cycling at the Special Olympics. -
An athlete competes in the 5km time trial during the cycling at the Special Olympics. -
Volunteers cheer on the athletes during the 5km time trial during the cycling at the Special Olympics. -
An athlete competes in the 5km time trial during the cycling at the Special Olympics. -
An athlete competes in the 5km time trial during the cycling at the Special Olympics. -
An athlete competes in the 5km time trial during the cycling at the Special Olympics. -
Corinna Frank of Germany competes in the 5km time trial during the cycling at the Special Olympics. -
Stella Paraskevi Papavasiliou of Cyprus competes in the 5km time trial during the cycling at the Special Olympics.
The UAE is ranked sixth in the Special Olympics medal table, behind China, India, the United Kingdom, Russia and the United States.
