Dubai: The UAE's Shaikha Maitha Bint Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum is continuing with her preparations for the Beijing Olympic Games along with the national team of Morocco. The Moroccan national team, winners of the recent Arab Taekwondo Championships held in Bahrain, have been in training with the lone UAE representative in karate in Beijing next month. Training sessions are held twice a day at the Zabeel Club with the entire Moroccan squad getting their preparations in order for the Olympics. The team from Morocco is scheduled to leave the UAE in the next few days. Shaikha Maitha is the only UAE athlete participating in the 67kgs category in Beijing. The final leg of Shaikha Maitha's Olympic preparations will be training with the Korean and Chinese national squads in Seoul and Beijing respectively. Accompanying Shaikha...
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