UAE Jiu Jitsu' team rise to occasion

Sport360 staff 19:21 05/09/2016
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  • A total of seven medals were won by the UAE team.

    In the No Gi divisions, UAE won a total of seven medals in the presence of the UAE General Counsel to Los Angeles, His Excellency Abdulla Alsaboosi and UAE Jiu-Jitsu Federation CEO, His Excellency Fahad Al Shamsi.

    “Congratulations to all the competitors who participated on both days, it was two exciting days of sportsmanship and display of the highest level of quality and skills,” commented H.E Fahad Al Shamsi, UAEJJF CEO.

    “Our national team players performed on an incredible level. Congratulations to our players, coaches and the whole management who prepared for this event. We now shift our focus on to the next event in the championship world tour, which will be in Tokyo, Japan on October 23. See you all there,” he added.

    The second day of the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Jiu-Jitsu World Tour Los Angeles was a five-hour celebration of the gentle art.

    Champions of all divisions from white to black belt, from juvenile to master 2, were crowned after displaying the highest levels of technique and magnificent will to win.

    The highlight of the day came in the black belt division for men and the brown/black belt division for women.

    In the highly-anticipated main event, Igor Silva beat Ricardo Evangelista in the No Gi 108 kg male No Gi black belt division finals and Mahamed Santos Silva picked up the bronze medal.

    “We all know Evangelista is one of the best fighters, and to win against him is an honor. He is a tough competitor, his skills are as good as it gets. I would like to thank Abu Dhabi and UAE JJ for organizing this event and giving us a professional platform at the highest level. I will be there in Tokyo next month and I am also excited to be in Abu Dhabi in January for the Grand Slam. Thank you to all my fans, my coaches and I will see you all in Tokyo” said Silva.

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