Abu Dhabi: Shaikha Maitha Bint Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, captain of the UAE taekwondo team, won the gold in the Open Category of the over 73-kg in the GCC Women’s Games in Abu Dhabi on Thursday.
Shaikha Maitha was in a class of her own against Oman’s Niven Khalfan, winning 12-4 in her first bout, before defeating Kuwaiti champion Hamayel Gazi Al Yagoot 6-1.
