UAE athlete Khaled Al Shehhi captured the gold medal within the males’s 62kg division on the Jiu-Jitsu World Championship in Bangkok, including one other milestone to the UAE’s rising document of worldwide jiu-jitsu achievements.
His victory raises the nationwide staff’s total medal depend to seven, together with 4 gold, one silver, and two bronze medals throughout the lads’s and girls’s divisions to date.
Amongst these attending the day’s competitions and the medal ceremony have been Obaid Saeed Al Dhaheri, UAE Ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand; Panagiotis Theodoropoulos, President of the Jiu-Jitsu Worldwide Federation (JJIF); Mohamed Salem Al Dhaheri, Vice Chairman of the UAE Jiu-Jitsu Federation; and Fahad Ali Al Shamsi, Secretary-Common of the UAE and Asian Jiu-Jitsu Federations, together with a number of officers and representatives from collaborating delegations.
Al Shehhi’s triumph got here after a commanding efficiency all through his matches, the place he showcased excellent technical and bodily potential. His show displays each the continued improvement of jiu-jitsu within the UAE and the excessive degree {of professional} preparation loved by nationwide staff athletes underneath the steering and help of the nation’s management and federation.
He overcame a number of the top-ranked athletes in his division to assert gold, incomes reward from spectators and fellow opponents for his spectacular efficiency.
The day additionally featured the official opening ceremony of the championship, attended by senior officers from the Thai authorities, representatives of the JJIF, and delegations from around the globe. The ceremony included a parade of 60 collaborating nationwide groups that includes greater than 4,000 female and male athletes competing throughout the lads’s and girls’s divisions, in addition to Below-18, Below-21, Below-14, and Below-16 classes. The occasion runs till November 15 at Bangkok’s Huamark Indoor Stadium.
The UAE is collaborating with a big delegation of 110 female and male athletes throughout numerous divisions, supported by a full staff of technical, administrative, and medical employees, as a part of the Federation’s technique to reinforce the worldwide expertise of athletes throughout all age teams.
Mohamed Salem Al Dhaheri stated the UAE athletes’ success displays their dedication and dedication to symbolize the nation with satisfaction on the worldwide stage. “We’re happy with their efficiency, combating spirit, and professionalism,” he stated. “We’re assured that the remainder of the delegation will proceed this momentum and add extra medals to the nation’s tally within the coming days.”
Gold medallist Khaled Al Shehhi expressed his pleasure at successful the world title, dedicating the achievement to the UAE’s management for its steady help. “The problem was robust and the competitors was robust, however confidence, preparation, and the backing from the Federation and training employees have been key to this victory,” he stated.
The boys’s competitors concludes tomorrow, with UAE athletes set to compete within the 85kg and 94kg divisions as they goal to increase the staff’s medal depend and strengthen their place on the prime of the standings.
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