ABU DHABI, 14th April, 2023 (WAM) — Naser Al Tamimi, Secretary-General of UAE Judo Federation, has acquired a prestigious award from the Government of Japan.
Akio Isomata, Ambassador of Japan to the UAE, conferred the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays on Al Tamimi at a ceremony held on the Ambassador’s residence in Abu Dhabi yesterday.
The Government of Japan had introduced the award in November 2022, in recognition of Al Tamimi’s vital contributions to the promotion of judo within the UAE.
Al Tamimi has been making an incredible contribution to selling judo within the UAE for greater than 20 years. His unwavering ardour and tireless efforts have helped this sport flourish on this nation, and beneath his steering the UAE has been sending judo athletes to each Olympic Game since 2008. His efforts have additionally contributed to fostering judo exchanges and friendship between Japan and the UAE, and drastically superior the bilateral relations by way of judo.