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UAE's super stallions will compete in Japan's Asian Games

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The United Arab Emirates will send its super stallions Zen Liquidity and Tesla DXB to compete in dressage at the Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan from September 19 to October 4. Mohamed Jassim Al Serkal and Zen Liquidity recently won their division at an international event in Abu Dhabi and will represent the UAE after the country's first-ever Asian Games appearance in Hangzhou where they finished sixth. The UAE delegation includes a total of 165 athletes competing across 23 sports, marking one of the largest delegations from the country in a multi-sport event.

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The UAE will send its super stallions Zen Liquidity and Tesla DXB to compete in dressage at the Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, running from September 19 to October 4. Rider Mohamed Jassim Al Serkal, who won a division at an international event in Abu Dhabi in February with Zen Liquidity, will lead this team. The UAE's participation marks its second appearance after finishing sixth in the Hangzhou Asian Games in 2023. This year’s delegation comprises 165 athletes competing across 23 sports, making it one of the largest ever from the country at a multi-sport event.

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Topics

Asian Games Japan UAE Zen Liquidity the Asian Games

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UAE GPE · 4× Japan GPE · 2× Abu Dhabi GPE · 1× Hangzhou GPE · 1× Mohamed Jassim Al Serkal PERSON · 1× Nagoya GPE · 1× Zen Liquidity ORG · 1×

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This time, Zen Liquidity and rider Mohamed Jassim Al Serkal arrive after winning their division at an international event in Abu Dhabi in February.

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🔮 Zen Liquidity and stablemate Tesla DXB will carry the UAE’s colors in Japan, alongside Lotus-S and Le Grand Ayden HB.

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UAE's super stallions will compete in Japan's Asian Games · assertive framing

Claims (6 extracted, 0 hedged)

I’ve been through the desert on a horse with no name, but it wasn’t one of the UAE’s super stallions going to the Asian Games. asserted

it → go → Games

Zen Liquidity and stablemate Tesla DXB will carry the UAE’s colors in Japan, alongside Lotus-S and Le Grand Ayden HB. asserted

Liquidity → carry → S

The UAE fielded its first-ever Asian Games dressage team in Hangzhou in 2023, and finished sixth. asserted

UAE → field → 2023

This time, Zen Liquidity and rider Mohamed Jassim Al Serkal arrive after winning their division at an international event in Abu Dhabi in February. asserted

Liquidity → arrive → February

The 20th Asian Games run Sept. 19 to Oct. 4 in Nagoya, Japan. asserted

Games → run → Nagoya

The UAE is sending 165 nationals to compete in 23 sports, making it one of the country’s biggest-ever delegations to a multi-sport event. asserted

it → send → event