Faisal Al Ketbi and Shamma Al Kalbani clinched gold in jiu-jitsu as the UAE rounded off their best Asian Games campaign with five gold, five silver and nine bronze medals on Saturday.
Al Ketbi successfully defended his Asian Games title by defeating Korean Kim Heeseoung by advantage points in the men’s 85kg final while Al Kalbani bagged the 63kg women’s gold with victory over Sung Kira of Korea by points 4-2.
Saeed Al Kubaisi edged out Ruslan Sagdeev of Kyrgyzstan by an advantage point in the bronze medal contest in the men’s 85kg division.
For the second time in succession, jiu-jitsu fighters topped the medals tally for the UAE in the continental spectacle. They racked up four gold, three silver and three bronze medals from the eight weight divisions.