Adil Mohammad

Adil Khalid Mohammad (Arabic: عادل خالد محمد; born 8 October 1988 in Dubai) is an Emirati sailor, who specialized in the Laser class.[1] 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.[2][3] Mohammed trained at the Emirates Sailing School in his native Dubai, under head coach Omar Mohamed Bazara.

Adil Mohammad
Personal information
Full nameAdil Khalid Mohammad
Nationality United Arab Emirates
Born (1988-10-08) 8 October 1988
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sailing career
Class(es)Dinghy
ClubEmirates Sailing School
CoachOmar Mohamed Bazara

Mohammed qualified for his nation's Olympic sailing debut in the Laser class at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing by granting a tripartite invitation from the International Sailing Federation and the International Olympic Committee.[2] 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.[4][5][6]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Adil Mohammad". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  2. Gomes, Alaric (19 June 2010). "Adel Khalid hopes for boost to his sport". Gulf News. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  3. "Gunning for glory: UAE at the Games". Emirates 24/7. 8 August 2008. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  4. "Beijing 2008: Men's Laser Class". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
  5. Gomes, Alaric (16 August 2008). "UAE sailor Adel Khalid does his best at Olympic Games". Gulf News. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  6. Gomes, Alaric (30 June 2009). "Dubai has capacity to shock with its achievements: Khalid". Gulf News. Retrieved 9 July 2015.


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