Birmingham (WAM)
The jujitsu team added two new medals to its tally in the eleventh edition of the World Games “Birmingham 2022”, bringing its tally at the end of its participation in the tournament to 5 medals.
Our world champion, Faisal Al Ketbi, won the gold in the open weight, and the rising champion Shamma Al Kalbani won the bronze medal in the women’s open weight.
With this result, the total balance of jiu-jitsu will be two gold, a silver, and two bronze, and Faisal Al Ketbi becomes the most important Emirati athlete in history. He participated in that tournament in the tenth and eleventh editions, where he won the gold in the weight of 94 kg, the silver in the open weight in the “Poland 2017” version, and the gold in the weight of 85 kg and gold in the Open in the “2022 edition”, noting that the UAE jiu-jitsu only participated in those two editions, and the 19-year-old Emirati rising champion Shamma Al-Kalbani is credited with being the first Emirati girl to achieve this unique achievement in a combat sport at this global level.
And participated in the coronation ceremony and congratulated Faisal Al Ketbi and Shamma Al Kalbani, Fahd Ali Al Shamsi, Secretary General of the UAE and Asian Federations, and the final day’s competitions were attended by the UAE delegation, Tariq Al Bahri, Director General of the Abu Dhabi Professional Jiu-Jitsu Association, and Mubarak Al Menhali, Director of the Technical Department of the Jiu-Jitsu Federation, in addition to Joachim Thumfart is the Director General of the International Jujitsu Federation, and our international referee, Obaid Al Kaabi, participated in an honorable manner in managing the championship matches.
The UAE mission lived historic moments for the second day in a row, in the covered hall at Southern Birmingham University, when the UAE national anthem was played, and the state flag was raised when Faisal Al Ketbi was crowned with the gold of the open weight.
The second and final day of jiu-jitsu competitions began at nine in the morning, Alabama time, “six in the evening Emirates time,” and continued until seven in the evening, four in the evening, Alabama time, this morning, “Sunday” Abu Dhabi time. , so that Faisal Al Ketbi and Shamma Al Kalbani will represent the team in the best way, and continue to achieve achievements.
The list of honor of the Ho-Jitsu expedition in this session includes Faisal Al Ketbi, the gold medalist in the 85 kg weight and the open weight, and Muhammad Al-Suwaidi Sahib, the silver in the 69 kg weight, and the bronze by Shamma Al Kalbani in the 69 kg weight and the open weight.
The eleventh edition of the World Games had the participation of 3,600 male and female athletes from 100 countries around the world, in 36 different sports.
The mission received a phone call from Abdel Moneim Al Hashemi, President of the UAE and Asian Federations, First Vice President of the International Federation, in which he congratulated the players and players, and valued the great role they played with the coaches and administrators, and the professional work system in the Federation.
Fahd Ali Al Shamsi, Secretary-General of the UAE and Asian Federations, held a meeting with all the players, players, coaches and administrators in the mission after the coronation. And better for UAE sport in general, and jiu-jitsu in particular, and that the federation’s strategy is based on the sustainability of excellence and the search for first place in every forum, in light of the great support that the sport enjoys from the rational leadership.
For his part, Mubarak Al-Menhali, Director of the Technical Department of the Federation, confirmed that the Board of Directors of the Federation, headed by Abdel Moneim Al-Hashemi, spared no effort in providing the best preparation programs for the team, and that the players insisted on presenting the new in this version, and achieving a record number for the UAE mission in general in the session, Thus, their balance increased from two medals in the previous edition in Poland, to 5 medals in this edition, including two historical golds for Faisal Al Ketbi, and two historical bronzes also for Shamma Al Kalbani.
He said: We will return immediately to the homeland, and follow up our preparations for the upcoming benefits, most notably the World Championships at the end of next October, which will be held under the umbrella of international action, and we will be waiting to determine the date and location of the next masters. Because they sacrificed a lot, and they did not see their family for more than a month, they spent it in intensive training in two and three periods on a daily basis, they were subject to a strict nutritional program, and they were all top of discipline, responsibility, patience and endurance.
For his part, Faisal Al-Ketbi expressed his happiness with his second achievement in the tournament, which is the gold medal in the open weight, noting that he had hoped that the fights would proceed normally, and his colleague Muhammad Al-Omari would win, or the rookie Muhammad Al-Suwaidi to gain the necessary experience for the future, but one of them was injured. In the quarter-finals, and the second in the semi-finals, as he put the responsibility on him and doubled his determination to win the medal, and to achieve an unprecedented historical achievement that raises the ceiling of the aspirations of his colleagues from the younger generations to achieve the best in the future.
Faisal said: All open weight fights were difficult, the most difficult of which was the final because I was required not to fall to the ground, even once throughout the fight, as well as not allowing the competitor to drag me towards him to install me, taking advantage of any opportunity to obtain points or preferences from him, and I studied this scenario Exactly with coach Ramon Lemos before the fight, and I maintained my focus until the end, dedicating my golden achievement to the wise leadership and the people of the Emirates, and the Board of Directors of the Federation headed by Abdel Moneim Al Hashemi, who was in constant contact with us, encouraging and motivating us to represent the country in the best way.
The Brazilian coach, Polyana Lago, explained that Shamma Al Kalbani’s victory in the two World Games proves that the UAE girl is up to the challenge, especially as she is Shamma’s first participation in this tournament, as a young player no more than 19 years old, and all of the competitions she faced are older and more than her. Experienced, top in the belt, as this course is played in the open belt system. They added: Shamma is a rising champion that we will invest in for the future, because what she has achieved in the Asian Championship, as well as in the World Games is admirable, and confirms that it is a good material that can be formed until it achieves gold in the upcoming sessions.
In turn, the international referee, Obaid Al Kaabi, expressed his complete satisfaction with his arbitration performance in the tournament, noting that he benefited a lot from it, gained a lot of experience, and feels very happy to be chosen among the elite of the world’s rulers in this great event.
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