The UAE’s Saif Alblooshi clinched the host nation’s first gold medal on the IMMAF Youth World Championships in Al Ain on Wednesday, defeating Azizullo Mirzoev of Tajikistan within the males’s Youth B (14–15 years) 40 kg remaining. Alblooshi delivered a composed and technically dominant efficiency, incomes robust assist from the house crowd.
This marks the second time Alblooshi has received gold on the IMMAF Youth World Championships, having additionally topped the rostrum in 2023 in the identical weight division.
Including to the UAE’s medal tally, Ghala Al Hammadi secured a silver medal within the Youth B girls’s 44 kg class. With these outcomes, the UAE’s complete medal rely now stands at 11: one gold, two silver, and eight bronze.
Day three of the championship marked the beginning of the Youth B class on the ADNEC Centre in Al Ain. The division continues on Thursday, with extra carefully matched bouts anticipated as athletes with related talent ranges compete throughout a number of weight courses.
The occasion, hosted within the Al Ain Area for the primary time and operating till July 27, is held underneath the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Govt Council.
Wednesday’s competitions have been attended by a number of dignitaries, together with Sheikh Sultan bin Khalifa bin Shakhbout Al Nahyan, President of the Asian Chess Federation, President of the UAE Esports Federation, Chairman of Al Ain Chess and Thoughts Video games Membership, and Member of the Abu Dhabi Govt Council; H.E. Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, H.E. Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, UAE Minister of Overseas Commerce; H.E. Rashed Musabah Al Manei, the Director Basic of Al Ain Metropolis Municipality; H.E. Yousef Abdullah Al Batran, Board Member of the UAE Jiu-Jitsu and Combined Martial Arts Federation; Khaled Abdullah Al Dhaheri is the Director of the Abu Dhabi Enterprise Centre in Al Ain; Kerrith Brown, President of the Worldwide Combined Martial Arts Federation; and Wissam Abi Nader, Vice President of the Worldwide Federation.
Mohammed Jasem Al Hosani, Member of the MMA Committee on the UAE Jiu-Jitsu and Combined Martial Arts Federation, stated, “We’re seeing clear progress every day by way of technical talent and tactical self-discipline proven by athletes contained in the cage. This 12 months’s championship is gaining momentum and displays a promising future for youth athletes world wide. The robust spectator presence and household assist have added a significant neighborhood and cultural dimension to the occasion.”