Al -Badawi .. A traffic accident that changes his life to a bicycle champion

The national bicycle team for the owners of determination concluded its participation in the Asian Championship for the Spanish Championship that was held in Malaysia, by achieving a new achievement through the hero, Ahmed Al -Badawi, who won the bronzes of the scratch race, and the exclusion race for the C5 category, to add them to the bronze of the individual chase race for a distance of 4000 meters, and concludes the championship with three Asian medals due Today »that he had a traffic accident in 2018, which led to amputation of his hand, and he did not deter him from becoming a hero in bicycle sport.

The coach, Mohamed Al -Meroe, expressed his happiness at the achievement achieved by Al -Badawi, and added: “The level in which Al -Badawi appeared in this tournament reflects the great development of cycling for people of determination in the Emirates, the competition was strong, but the player’s insistence and the team’s spirit contributed to achieving these important medals.”

For his part, the Secretary -General of the Paralympic Committee, Theban Salem Al -Muhairi, praised the performance of Al -Badawi, stressing that these achievements reflect the continuous support from the rational leadership of the Paralympic sport in the country, and he said: “We are proud of what he presented, and these medals highlight the strong position that the UAE has reached on the Asian arena, these results will be a motive for us to achieve more in the upcoming championships, and we look forward to preparing more players For the next global entitlements. ”

The career of the hero Ahmed Al -Badawi is witnessing his ability to succeed amid difficult and unnatural circumstances, as he suffered a traffic accident in 2018 that caused amputation of his right hand, but this did not prevent him from success, after he went to bicycle and won many medals and victories at the level of people of determination.

Ahmed Al -Badawi was a candidate to join the armed forces, and he had a year left for graduation in the college, but he was subjected to a strong traffic accident with his friend during their return from work, which resulted in amputation of his right hand, but this incident opened a new window for life, and indeed he was able to dig his name “one hand” in the list of Arab, international and international championships, including participation in the Paris Olympiad 2024, and also the tenth For bikes.

Ahmed Al -Badawi told «Emirates Today»: “I had a traffic accident in 2018, which resulted in my injury in the right man, jaw and amputation of the right hand, and I had several surgeries in the man and jaw, and I stayed in the hospital for a month.

He added: “My friend Ahmed Al -Mutawayyi is one of the owners of anxiety, he practiced (bicycles) with one foot, and he was the one who strongly encouraged me to join the team of the owners of determination and to continue training and the professionalism of the game, after I was an amateur, but I had after the accident a problem in my feet, but the sport helped me overcome this crisis and dealt with my feet, and Al -Matawi’i remained for a period of a year to convince me of the game and continue in it, in addition to that I found myself well in the game This prompted me to continue. ”

He continued: «I started the championship journey and accepted myself that I became amputated, and participated in regional, local and international championships, but the Paris Olympics 2024 was completely different, I did not expect the atmosphere to be in this way, especially since the team rose to this tournament with the points and not with an invitation card, and I was chosen to participate in the championship and it was an unforgettable historical moment, and we look forward to qualifying to the Los Angeles Olympics 2028 and achieving a medal Olympic. ”

Al -Badawi’s achievements

• Participation in the Paris Olympics 2024.

• The gold medal in the bicycle race for the World Cup for people of determination in Belgium in 2021.

• The silver medal in the Arab Championship that was held in Egypt in 2021.

• The bronze medal in the Asian Championship in Tajikistan in 2022.

• The tenth International Tawaf Al -Tawaf Al -Tham, 2025.

• Participating in the World Championship held in Canada in 2022, and in the Asian Games, and the World Cup in Italy in 2023.