Volvo Ocean Race - Abu Dhabi Racing selects Emirati crewman

1:34 PM Fri 28 Jan 2011 GMT

'UAE national Adil Khalid is welcomed onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing by HH Sheikh Sultan bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan, Chairman, ADTA and team skipper, Ian Walker' ADTA

Volvo Ocean Race update from Abu Dhabi Racing. UAE national, Adil Khalid, was announced today as the latest member of the Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing Team, making him the first Emirati to fill a position on a racing crew for the Volvo Ocean Race. 22-year-old Khalid, who represented the UAE in both the Beijing Olympics in 2008 and the Asian Games in November 2010, beat more than 120 Emirati hopefuls to earn his spot on the crew. 'The search for the UAE national to represent us in this challenge has been extensive, in-depth and highly competitive. This exhaustive process was ...

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