Talk:United Arab Emirates at the 2008 Summer Olympics/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: Usernameunique (talk · contribs) 21:46, 19 April 2020 (UTC)


 * It has never participated in a Winter Olympic Games. — Perhaps "As of 2020, it has never..."
 * Added MWright96 (talk) 10:11, 20 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Had the UAE ever won a medal at the Olympics before 2008? Have they since?
 * Added MWright96 (talk) 10:11, 20 April 2020 (UTC)
 * All the athletes were promised monetary awards of $272,000 should they have won a gold medal. — Anything for silver/bronze?
 * Added MWright96 (talk) 10:11, 20 April 2020 (UTC)


 * Al-Salfa qualified for the men's 200 metres by using a wildcard — How did the wildcards work?
 * Added MWright96 (talk) 10:11, 20 April 2020 (UTC)


 * Before the Games, she said, "I was under tremendous pressure in the first two rounds... — The first two rounds of what event?
 * Clarified MWright96 (talk) 10:11, 20 April 2020 (UTC)


 * at these Games — Meaning Beijing, or meaning the Olympics?
 * Clarified MWright96 (talk) 10:11, 20 April 2020 (UTC)
 * a wild card invitation from the Tripartite Commission — What's the Tripartite Commission, and is it worth a red link? How did the wild cards work?
 * Clarified MWright96 (talk) 10:11, 20 April 2020 (UTC)

Sailing
 * from the Arab World — "from an Arab country"?
 * Yes MWright96 (talk) 10:11, 20 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Why is the fourth-round "43" struck out in the table?
 * It meant the result did not count towards his final position MWright96 (talk) 10:11, 20 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Why didn't it count? Probably worth mentioning in the paragraph above. --Usernameunique (talk) 17:27, 22 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Added MWright96 (talk) 18:07, 22 April 2020 (UTC)

Shooting
 * How did the quota spots work?
 * Added MWright96 (talk) 10:11, 20 April 2020 (UTC)
 * a four-way shoot-out — Was this required because only the top seven were to advance?
 * The top six were allowed to advance to the final MWright96 (talk) 10:11, 20 April 2020 (UTC)
 * So he tied for sixth; lost the shoot-out; and ended up placing seventh? From the way it is worded ("he took part in the qualifying round of the men's double trap, placing seventh... Ahmad Al-Makotum subsequently lost a four-way shoot-out"). If he indeed tied for sixth, perhaps something like "he took part in the qualifying round of the men's double trap, tying for sixth... Ahmad Al-Makotum subsequently lost a four-way shoot-out... Ultimately he was ranked seventh." --Usernameunique (talk) 17:33, 22 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Rewritten MWright96 (talk) 18:07, 22 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Saeed Al Maktoum — Any relation to Ahmad Al Maktoum? Looks like they're cousins.
 * Yes but am not able to find a specific source that states all of this. MWright96 (talk) 10:11, 20 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Source 27 says the shooters are cousins. --Usernameunique (talk) 17:33, 22 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Added MWright96 (talk) 18:07, 22 April 2020 (UTC)


 * after being granted a universality place from the world governing body of swimming — How did universality places work?
 * Added MWright96 (talk) 10:11, 20 April 2020 (UTC)

Taekwondo
 * Shaikka Maitha Al Maktoum — Any relation to the shooters?
 * See response to the third point in the shooting section. MWright96 (talk) 10:11, 20 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Source 41 says she's a cousin of Saeed Al Maktoum. That means she's a cousin of Ahmad Al Maktoum as well, which this article confirms. --Usernameunique (talk) 17:37, 22 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Added except for the information in the Daily Mail source, which is not allowed per WP:RSP MWright96 (talk) 18:07, 22 April 2020 (UTC)

Overall
 * , comments above. --Usernameunique (talk) 01:12, 20 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Have made changes to the article and have replied where appropriate. MWright96 (talk) 10:11, 20 April 2020 (UTC)
 * , replies above. --Usernameunique (talk) 17:37, 22 April 2020 (UTC)
 * , passing now. --Usernameunique (talk) 18:42, 22 April 2020 (UTC)