United Arab Emirates at the 2018 Asian Games
The United Arab Emirates competed at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia, from 18 August to 2 September 2018. The United Arab Emirates National Olympic Committee announced a delegation of 217 members for the Games, with 138 athletes represented the country across 23 sports.
Medalists
The following United Arab Emirates competitors won medals at the Games.| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Ali Al-Lanjawi | Jet ski | Runabout limited | ||
| Hamad Nawad | Ju-jitsu | [Ju-jitsu at the 2018 Asian Games – Triathlon at the 2018 Asian Games – Men's individual|Men's ne-waza 56 kg|Men's 56 kg] | ||
| Faisal Al-Ketbi | Ju-jitsu | Men's 94 kg | ||
| Khalid Al-Blooshi | Ju-jitsu | Men's 56 kg | ||
| Talib Al-Kirbi | Ju-jitsu | Men's 69 kg | ||
| Mahra Al-Hinaai | Ju-jitsu | Women's 49 kg | ||
| Omar Al-Fadhli | Ju-jitsu | Men's 62 kg | ||
| Ali Al-Lanjawi | Jet ski | Endurance runabout open | ||
| Khalfan Balhol | Ju-jitsu | Men's 85 kg | ||
| Said Al-Mazrouei | Ju-jitsu | Men's 62 kg | ||
| Mohamed Al-Qubaisi | Ju-jitsu | Men's 77 kg | ||
| Saif Bin Futtais | Shooting | Men's skeet | ||
| Victor Scvortov | Judo | Men's 73 kg | ||
| Football | Men's tournament |
Competitors
Following is a list of the numbers of competitors who represented the United Arab Emirates at the Games:| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Archery | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Athletics | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Basketball | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boxing | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Cycling | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Equestrian | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Fencing | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Football | 20 | 0 | 20 |
| Golf | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Jet ski | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Ju-jitsu | 11 | 4 | 15 |
| Judo | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Karate | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Rowing | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Rugby sevens | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Sailing | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Shooting | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| Table tennis | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Taekwondo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Triathlon | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Weightlifting | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 94 | 20 | 114 |
Archery
;RecurveAthletics
The UAE entered five athletes to participate in the athletics competition at the Games.Basketball
The UAE NOC announced that a men's team will compete at the 5x5 basketball competition.Boxing
;MenCycling
Track
;PursuitQualification legend: FA=Gold medal final; FB=Bronze medal final
;Omnium
;Madison
| Athlete | Event | Points | Laps | Rank |
| Yousif Mirza Ahmed Al-Mansoori | Men's madison | −35 | −40 | 9 |
Equestrian
;Jumping- – indicates that the score of this rider does not count in the team competition, since only the best three results of a team are counted.
Fencing
;IndividualFootball
;SummaryMen's tournament
The draw for the men's football event was held on 5 July 2018 initially with involving 24 teams. The teams seeded into four pots with six teams each classified in those pots. However the initial draw was scratched due to the omission of both UAE and Palestine due to the by mistakes of the game organisers. It was earlier proved that both of the football associations of Palestine and United Arab Emirates correctly submitted their participation form on time before the deadline. Due to these errors, the tournament's draw result was rescheduled and reconfirmed on 25 July 2018 with Palestine added to the Group A alongside hosts Indonesia and UAE was added to Group E.However another redraw was held again for the men's football team event on 3 August 2018 due to the sudden withdrawal of Iraq national football team and it was decided to move either UAE or Palestine to Group C.
;Roster
;Group C
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;Round of 16
;Quarter-final
;Semi-final
;Bronze medal match
Golf
UAE Golf Federation represented by two young golfers who competed in the individual event.Jet ski
UAE entered six jet skiers at the Games. Ali Al-Lanjawi claimed a gold and a silver for the contingent in the runabout limited and endurance open respectively.Ju-jitsu
UAE entered 15 athletes to make their debut at the Asian Games. The UAE team topped the ju-jitsu medals table with two golds, 5 silvers and 2 bronzes.;Men
;Women
Judo
;MenKarate
UAE participated in the karate competition at the Games with three athletes.Rowing
;MenRugby Sevens
United Arab Emirates men's team participated in the Games in Group C of the tournament along with Afghanistan, Sri Lanka and South Korea. This is for the first time for the UAE to compete in the rugby sevens at the Asian Games.Men's tournament
;SquadThe following is the United Arab Emirates squad in the men's rugby sevens tournament of the 2018 Asian Games.
Head coach: Apolosefulutasi Perelini
- Saeed Ibrahim Abdulla Saad
- Mohamed Saeed Al-Shamsi
- Rashed Saqer Al-Marzooqi
- Yousuf Lashkri Mohhammad
- Hassan Ali Al-Noobi
- Majid Mohammed Al-Balooshi
- Abdalla Rabee Salmin
- Ali Matar Al-Sereidi
- Walid Salem Al-Balooshi
- Ahmed Mohammed Al-Areefi
- Ahmad Moosa Al-Shehi
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;Classification round
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Sailing
;Men;Mixed
Shooting
;Men;Women
;Mixed team
Table tennis
;Individual;Team
Taekwondo
;KyorugiTriathlon
;Individual| Athlete | Event | Swim | Trans 1 | Bike | Trans 2 | Run | Total Time | Rank |
| Ahmad Al-Fahim | Men's | 27:39 | 0:36 | 1:02:57 | 0:36 | 48:14 | 2:20:02 | 28 |
| Mohsen Al-Ali | Men's | DSQ | – |
Weightlifting
UAE prepared two weightlifters to compete at the Games. Issa Al Balushi was eliminated from the Games because he did not show up at the weigh-in.;Women