The UAE Jiu-Jitsu Nationwide Workforce made an outstanding begin on the Jiu-Jitsu World Championship in Bangkok, because the nation’s ladies athletes claimed three medals on the opening day in opposition to a number of the sport’s high worldwide opponents.
Asma Al Hosani captured gold within the -52kg division after a composed and assured efficiency, dedicating her victory to the UAE. Aysha Al Shamsi secured silver within the -45kg class, whereas Balqees Abdulkareem earned bronze in the identical division, additional cementing the UAE’s rising presence on the worldwide jiu-jitsu stage.
The championship is going down on the Huamark Indoor Stadium in Bangkok, that includes a robust worldwide lineup throughout males’s and ladies’s divisions, in addition to Underneath-21, Underneath-18, Underneath-16, and Underneath-14 classes. The UAE delegation consists of 110 athletes competing throughout a number of divisions.
Amongst these attending the opening day and medal ceremony have been Panagiotis Theodoropoulos, President of the Jiu-Jitsu Worldwide Federation; Mohamed Salem Al Dhaheri, Vice Chairman of the UAE Jiu-Jitsu Federation; Joachim Thumfart, Director Common of the Jiu-Jitsu Worldwide Federation; Mubarak Saleh Al Menhali, Technical Director on the UAEJJF; Abdullah Al Zaabi, Director of Communications and Advertising and marketing; and world champion Faisal Al Ketbi, Head of Nationwide Groups on the UAEJJF.
Mohamed Salem Al Dhaheri praised the group’s robust begin, saying, “These three medals are just the start and can give our athletes nice motivation for the remainder of the championship. The continued success of jiu-jitsu within the UAE is a mirrored image of the limitless assist of our clever management, the steering of Abdulmunem Alsayed Mohammed Alhashmi, Chairman of the UAE Jiu-Jitsu Federation, President of the Jiu-Jitsu Asian Union, and Senior Vice President of the Jiu-Jitsu Worldwide Federation, together with the encouragement of households and our trusted companions.”
Mubarak Saleh Al Menhali recommended the athletes for his or her performances, noting the extent of competitors on the occasion. “The championship options a number of the finest athletes on this planet, and whereas we have been near even stronger outcomes, a bit extra focus in key moments may have made the distinction. General, we’re very happy with how our athletes carried out and assured that the approaching days will deliver extra medals. The World Championship offers a real measure of our athletes’ improvement throughout each class,” he stated.
Gold medallist Asma Al Hosani expressed her pleasure in representing the UAE. “This medal means lots to me,” she stated. “The ultimate in opposition to the Ukrainian champion was my hardest match, which went into the golden level spherical after a draw. It took practically 4 minutes of full focus and dedication to safe the win.”
Silver medallist Aysha Al Shamsi stated, “I’m actually proud of this end result and gained useful expertise from competing at this degree. It’s an essential milestone in my profession and motivates me to maintain pushing tougher within the coming days.”
Bronze medallist Balqees Abdulkareem added, “I used to be aiming for gold, however jiu-jitsu is a sport the place each second issues. I’ve realized lots from this championship and can hold working to lift my sport.”
The UAE ladies’s group continues its marketing campaign tomorrow within the -63kg and -70kg divisions, whereas the lads’s competitors begins within the -56kg class, that includes Emirati athlete Omar Al Suwaidi, as anticipation builds amongst UAE sports activities followers.
The UAE ladies’s robust begin in Bangkok highlights the regular progress of the nation’s jiu-jitsu programme, pushed by a transparent imaginative and prescient, funding in homegrown expertise, and world-class amenities that proceed to supply champions on the worldwide stage.
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