ASTANA: The UAE’s national jiu-jitsu team continued to shine on Wednesday at the JJIF World Championship YOUTH 2023 in Astana, Kazakhstan, clinching 15 more medals in the girls’ under-16 and under-18 divisions, taking the overall medal tally to an impressive 23.
Zamzam Alhammadi, Rauda Alshamsi and Alanood Alharbi grabbed gold in the under-18 division for the defending champions. The under-16 team had a remarkable debut in the championship, securing six medals, including one silver and five bronze.
Haira Aldaheri (36 kg) won silver in her category, while the bronze medalists were Fatema Alkatheeri (44 kg), Ghala Alhammadi (44 kg), Najla Hashem (48 kg), Hneen Alkhoori (57 kg) and Aysha Aljneibi (63 kg).
The under-18 girls were equally impressive, making history with nine medals, consisting of three gold, two silver and four bronze.