UAE athlete Humaid Al Derei who is representing the Emirates in judo at the London 2012 Olympics. Ravindranath K / The National
UAE Olympic weightlifter Khadija Mohammed. Satish Kumar / The National
UAE players and staff celebrate after beating Uzbekistan 3-2 to qualify for the Olympics in Uzbekistan. Sammy Dallal / The National
UAE Olympic swimmer Mubarak Mohamed Salem Al Besher. Antonie Robertson/The National
UAE's Ahmed Khalil celebrates after scoring against Uzbekistan while Omar Abdulrahman looks on. Sammy Dallal / The National
Betlhem Desalegn Balayneh, one of the female UAE athletes at this year's Olympics. AFP PHOTO / PHILIPPE LOPEZ
The UAE athletes taking to track and field in London 2012 this summer.
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