Hayayei died at the Newham Leisure Centre on July 11 after the discus cage at the venue fell on his head.

Emergency services were called to the venue shortly after 5pm local time following the incident but the 36-year-old thrower was pronounced dead at the scene 20 minutes later.

People came from across the UAE to pay tribute to father of five Hayayei, laid to rest at a cemetery in his native Fujairah.

Older sister Mariam told The National that Hayayei had wanted to speak with his two-year-old daughter Maria on the day he died but she had been sleeping.

"His wife was the last one to contact him," the 46-year-old said.

"She called him at 1.30pm on Tuesday and he was so excited about his participation and the atmosphere back there [in London].

"He asked to speak to Maria but, unfortunately, she was sleeping, but his wife sent him a photo of Maria afterwards and that was the last photo he received from us before the incident."

Hayayei, who competed at Rio 2016, took care of his mother after his father's death in 1983.

"He was only three-years-old when our father passed away, and when he became older he took the responsibility of our mother and she relied on him for everything - he was her favourite son," Mariam Hayayei said. 

"He spread happiness wherever he went.

"Playing sports was one of the main things that encouraged him to progress and improve as he found passion in it and was a helping hand to all his colleagues and managed to obtain many medals and trophies."

Hayayei travelled to London having spent just one night at his new home. 

"I couldn’t believe that he was really dead until I saw his face today before the burial," Miriam Hayayei said.

"I kept calling his number even after we knew about the accident, hoping he would pick up the phone.

"We lost our father, our big brother and now Abdullah.

"He will be in good hands and in a much better place; his elder son Mohammed believes it as much as we do and if you ask him about his father he will say, 'My dad went to God, so he is in good hands'."

The UAE’s Mohamed Alhammadi has dedicated the two medals he has won at these Championships to Hayayei.

Alhammadi won the bronze medal in the men’s 100 metres T34 on Saturday (July 15) before claiming silver in the men’s 400m T34 on Monday (July 17).

"This is for my brother Abdullah," he told Gulf News.

The opening of the Championships saw the UAE’s team manager Theban Almheiri receive a special medal for Hayayei’s family.

Following a moment's silence as a mark of respect to Hayayei, London 2017 co-chairman Ed Warner presented Almheiri with a specially-minted medal to take home and pass on. 

International Paralympic Committee President Sir Philip Craven revealed that he will be visiting Hayayei’s family on the occasion of the body's General Assembly in UAE's capital Abu Dhabi in early September.

At Rio 2016, Hayayei finished sixth in the javelin F34 and seventh in the shot put F34.

He was set to participate in the F34 shot put, discus and javelin events here.

Hayayei finished fifth in the discus and eighth in shot put at the 2015 World Championships in Doha.