ABU DHABI: The UAE’s national team have arrived in Mongolia for the Jiu-Jitsu World Championship where they are hoping to win a fourth consecutive title.
The championship, organized by the Jiu-Jitsu International Federation in the capital Ulaanbaatar, takes place from July 15 to 20, and features more than 500 male and female athletes from 43 countries.
The team landed in the country on Thursday. This is the fourth international competition for the UAE team this year, following their successful participation in the Asian Championship in Thailand, as well as the Grand Prix tournaments in Bangkok and Paris.
The World Jiu-Jitsu Championship, as well as the Asian Games scheduled to take place in China this September, are among the major events on the team’s calendar.