UAE’s jiu-jitsu national team crowned Asian champions, claim 55 medals across 4 age categories

ABU DHABI: The UAE’s jiu-jitsu national team concluded an outstanding campaign at the third Jiu-Jitsu Asian Youth Championship and the 10th Jiu-Jitsu Asian Championship, held in Almaty, Kazakhstan, from July 13 to 19, winning 55 medals across the U-16, U-18, U-21 and adult categories. The team finished with 20 gold, 15 silver and 20 bronze medals.

The highlight of the UAE’s campaign came in the adults’ competition, in which the team successfully retained the Asian title after finishing top of the overall standings, claiming five gold, six silver and four bronze medals, reaffirming their dominance against the continent’s strongest teams at the highest level of competition.

The adults’ team’s tally included nine medals in the men’s competition — three gold, five silver and one bronze — and six in the women’s competition — two gold, one silver and three bronze. The combined performances of both teams secured the overall title for the UAE.

In the Asian Youth Championship, the UAE’s U-16 team opened the campaign with 15 medals, including three gold, five silver and seven bronze. The U-18 team added 12 medals — four gold, two silver and six bronze — while the U-21 team recorded the highest number of gold medals among all age categories, winning 13 medals, including eight gold, two silver and three bronze.

The team’s success across all four categories reflects the strength of the UAE’s athlete development pathway, which continues to prepare athletes at every age level and produce competitors capable of progressing to the senior national team and competing successfully at the highest level.

Yousef Abdullah Al-Batran, a board member of the UAE Jiu-Jitsu and Mixed Martial Arts Federation, said: “The results across all