The Abu Dhabi World Grappling Championship 2025, organised by Worldwide Imaginative and prescient Sports activities Administration (IVSM), continued on Saturday at ADNEC Centre Al Ain with one other day of high-energy matches and standout performances. The UAE’s ADMA Worldwide topped the medal desk by the tip of Day Two, marking a powerful exhibiting on house soil.
Saturday featured sturdy participation from the novice and youth divisions, with athletes from around the globe delivering intense, technically refined performances. As of the tip of the second day, Commando Group, additionally representing the UAE, sits in second place, whereas Kazakhstan’s Samat Ramazanov Academy holds third.
This initiative is held in partnership with the Division of Tradition and Tourism – Abu Dhabi and underneath the umbrella of Abu Dhabi Jiu-Jitsu Professional (AJP).
In attendance on the second day had been Saeed Al Dhaheri, Vacation spot Administration Division Director on the Division of Tradition and Tourism – Abu Dhabi; Tareq Al Bahri, Normal Supervisor of Worldwide Imaginative and prescient Sports activities Administration; and Dr Muhammad Fawzy, Vice President of the Egyptian Jiu-Jitsu Federation.
Tareq Al Bahri, Normal Supervisor of Worldwide Imaginative and prescient Sports activities Administration (IVSM), mentioned, “We’re extraordinarily happy with the turnout we witnessed at present from each athletes and spectators. The eagerness for the game was evident throughout all ages and ranges, reflecting the rising affect of this championship on the worldwide sporting calendar. We firmly consider that investing within the youth and novice divisions is an funding in the way forward for grappling, and this occasion serves as a super platform to determine and develop rising expertise.”
“We’re pleased with the excellent efficiency delivered by our Emirati golf equipment and academies at present, who secured a major variety of medals and topped the championship standings. This achievement displays the expansion and rising reputation of grappling throughout the UAE,” Al Bahri added.
Emirati Hamda Almutwa of ADMA Worldwide, and gold medallist within the Women’ Below-14 / 35kg division, mentioned, “I’m completely satisfied to be a part of this championship. The extent of competitors is excessive, and the variety of members is spectacular. We began getting ready effectively prematurely, and from the start, I used to be decided to win gold. I’d prefer to thank my mom for all the time supporting me, in addition to my coaches and the academy administration for all the things they do for me.”
Khushbakht Rasulov of Tajikistan, who gained gold within the Males’s / 35+ / Newbie / 85kg division, mentioned, “I’m a gold medallist, and it feels superb. This is likely one of the greatest tournaments I’ve ever been a part of. We travelled all the way in which from Tajikistan, and I actually prefer it right here within the Al Ain Area. It’s my first time right here and it’s a beautiful place. The organisation has been good. Thanks for placing collectively such an excellent event.”
The championship continues tomorrow (Sunday) with its remaining day of competitors, which is able to embrace the concluding playoff matches throughout the skilled division and the awarding of medals and money prizes to the winners.