London (WAM)
The competitions of the first day of the London round of the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Ju-Jitsu Championships, held at the Copper Box Arena in the English capital, concluded this evening.
The competitions of the first day were attended and crowned winners by Rawda Al Otaiba, Deputy UAE Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Mohammed Salem Al Dhaheri, Vice President of the Jiu-Jitsu Federation, Tariq Al Bahri, Director General of the Abu Dhabi Professional Jiu-Jitsu Association, as well as a large number of famous people and legends of the game in England and the world.
The competitions were strong and exciting in all categories on the first day, with a great turnout of 568 male and female players from 46 countries around the world. The competitions gained an added value in light of the fact that the London round is one of the first category championships, which gives the winners of the first place 3000 classification points, 2,400 points to the winners of the second place, and 1800 points to the third place holders, in the annual global classification qualifying for the Abu Dhabi World Prize, in addition to the financial prizes amounting to 225,000 dollar.
91 male and female athletes won gold medals, 86 male and female male and female athletes won silver medals, and 63 male and female athletes won bronze medals. In the “King of the Rug” competitions, in which 6 of the world’s top ranked players participated, who had previously won championships organized by the association, the world champion Anderson Vieira crowned the title in the middleweight after exciting competitions, which received great encouragement and exceptional interaction from the audience in the stands.
For his part, Mohammed Salem Al Dhaheri praised the professional organization that left nothing to chance, which has become an essential feature in all of the Abu Dhabi Professional Jiu-Jitsu Association’s more than 100 championships around the world every year, noting that the atmosphere was distinctive and lively in the Copper Box Arena. In the Olympic Village in the British capital, London, which was reflected in the level of competition in the tournament on the first day, and it was expected that it would be more exciting on the second day dedicated to the professional category.
He expressed his thanks to the UAE Embassy in the United Kingdom, and Rawda Al Otaiba for their presence, and stressed that the Emirates Jiu-Jitsu Federation, headed by Abdul Moneim Al Hashemi, is keen to build bridges of cooperation and partnership with all countries of the world and always seeks to promote the UAE outside the borders in the best way, and that Abu Dhabi is the capital of international jiu-jitsu And he said: How happy I was when I saw players from 46 countries who have a firm belief that Abu Dhabi provides them with the best competition platforms in the world, and for that, the most prominent ranked men and women in the world are keen to participate in its tournaments, whether in the UAE or abroad, and the main reason for Reaching this prestigious position the great support of the wise leadership, and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces for Jiu-Jitsu.
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