Khaled Al Shehi strikes jiu-jitsu gold for UAE at Asian Games in Hangzhou

05.10.2023 - 23:19 thenationalnews.com

The UAE won a gold and three silvers from the three jiu-jitsu finals at the Asian Games on the opening day of the martial arts competition at the Xiaoshan Linpu Gymnasium on Thursday.

Khaled Al Shehi struck gold in an all-UAE final by defeating Khalid Al Balooshi in the 62-kilogram weight. Mohamed Al Suwaidi in the 69kg and Balqees Abdulla Al Hashemi in the women’s 48kg returned with silver.

Al Suwaidi had to settle for silver after going down to Nurzhan Batyrbekov of Kazakhstan. Al Hashemi was narrowly beaten by Margarita Ochoa of the Philippines on advantage points in the women’s 48kg final.

The hardest part for Al Shehi was to reach the final and make it an all-Emirati affair against his teammate. “After securing the gold at the Asian Championship this year, I made a promise that I would win the gold at the Asian Games,” Al Shehi said. “I am glad to have fulfilled my promise, and I will not cease training or rest until I achieve gold at the Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship in November. “It is truly an unforgettable moment in my life, filled with overwhelming joy.

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