The heroes of the jiu-jitsu nationwide workforce succeeded in successful three medals within the competitions of the second day of the World Video games Chengdu 2025.
Saeed Al Kubaisi claimed gold within the under-85kg division after a sequence of sturdy bouts towards opponents from Portugal, South Korea, and Saudi Arabia. Mehdi Al Awlaki gained silver within the under-77kg division, whereas Mohammed Al Suwaidi earned silver within the under-69kg division.
Thought-about a world showpiece for sports activities but to be included within the Olympic Video games, the twelfth version of the World Video games, which runs within the Chinese language metropolis from Aug 7 to 17, 2025, options almost 5,000 athletes from 118 international locations competing throughout 34 sports activities, making it one of the distinguished worldwide sporting occasions.
H.E. Mohamed Salem Al Dhaheri, Vice Chairman of the UAE Jiu-Jitsu Federation, stated: “Jiu-jitsu within the UAE has confirmed its excellence and its skill to succeed at each alternative, supported by the game’s continued development and the achievements of our nationwide workforce on each continental and international phases. Our athletes have constantly made the nation proud in regional and worldwide arenas, and in the present day’s result’s much more important given the presence of top-ranked opponents from world wide. This success is the results of the Federation’s ongoing efforts and initiatives to organize our athletes to carry out on the highest degree.”
Gold medallist Saeed Al Kubaisi stated: “I entered the championship assured in my skill to win gold, because it’s the pure results of the onerous work and intensive coaching we’ve put in over latest months. I wish to thank the UAE Jiu-Jitsu Federation for the assist they’ve given us, serving to us attain this stage and make our mark at a world occasion of this scale.”
Mehdi Al Awlaki stated: “The ultimate was powerful, however I by no means gave up and stored pushing till the final second as a result of my objective was gold. I’m blissful to take silver in such an vital championship, and I’m assured there may be extra to return.”
Tomorrow, Tuesday, Emirati athletes will compete within the open weight division, with Mehdi Al Awlaki, Saeed Al Kubaisi, and Mohammed Al Suwaidi within the males’s class, and Asma Alhosani, Shamsa Al Amri, and Shamma Al Kalbani within the girls’s class.
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