| United Arab Emirates at the 2021 Summer World University Games | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | UAE |
| in Chengdu, China 28 July 2023 – 8 August 2023 | |
| Competitors | 3 (2 men and 1 woman) |
| Medals |
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| Summer World University Games appearances | |
United Arab Emirates competed at the 2021 Summer World University Games in Chengdu, China held from 28 July to 8 August 2023. [1]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Fencing | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semi-finals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Hamad Alyahyaee | 400 metres | Did not start | |||||
| 800 metres | 1:58.04 | 34 | Did not advance | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Round of 128 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final / BM | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent score | Opponent score | Opponent score | Opponent score | Opponent score | Opponent score | Rank | Opponent score | Opponent score | Opponent score | Opponent score | Opponent score | Opponent score | Opponent score | Rank | ||
| Khalifa Alzarooni | Men's individual épée |  M. Sidikov (UZB)W 5–1 |  Talib (LBA)W 5–1 |  Michalak (POL)L 4–5 |  Tauriainen (FIN)W 5–2 |  Eskov (EST)L 0–5 |  Matsumoto (JPN)L 2–5 | 49 Q | Z. Sidikov (UZB) L 8–15 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Noora Albreiki | Women's individual foil |  Poltz (HUN)L 0–5 | Jeglińska (POL) L 1–5 | Mirzaeva (UZB) W 5–3 |  Huang (CHN)L 0–5 |  Marechal (FRA)L 0–5 | — | 41 | Did not advance | |||||||
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