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World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship gets underway in Abu Dhabi

Around 4,000 athletes from over 90 countries will be battling it out on the mat at the 13th edition of the Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship. (Supplied)
Around 4,000 athletes from over 90 countries will be battling it out on the mat at the 13th edition of the Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship. (Supplied)
Around 4,000 athletes from over 90 countries will be battling it out on the mat at the 13th edition of the Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship. (Supplied)
Around 4,000 athletes from over 90 countries will be battling it out on the mat at the 13th edition of the Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship. (Supplied)
Around 4,000 athletes from over 90 countries will be battling it out on the mat at the 13th edition of the Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship. (Supplied)
Around 4,000 athletes from over 90 countries will be battling it out on the mat at the 13th edition of the Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship. (Supplied)
Around 4,000 athletes from over 90 countries will be battling it out on the mat at the 13th edition of the Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship. (Supplied)
Around 4,000 athletes from over 90 countries will be battling it out on the mat at the 13th edition of the Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship. (Supplied)
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15 Nov 2021 12:11:37 GMT9
15 Nov 2021 12:11:37 GMT9

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DUBAI: Around 4,000 athletes from over 90 countries will be battling it out on the mat at the 13th edition of the Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship (ADWPJJC).

The six-day competition, which got underway on Sunday in the Capital, will run until Nov. 19 and will have athletes competing in the juvenile, youth, masters, and adult categories in pursuit of gold and a winning end to the season.

The action begins with the Abu Dhabi World Youth Jiu-Jitsu Championship for boys and girls, juniors, teens and juveniles’ divisions.

The Abu Dhabi World Masters Jiu-Jitsu Championship follows on November 15 and 16, before the much-anticipated Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship from 17-19, culminating on Friday with Adult Men’s (Black belt) and Adult Women’s (Black & Brown belts) finals.

The ADWPJJC comes on the heels of UAE’s stupendous performance in the Jiu-Jitsu World Championship (JJWC), where the host team reigned supreme, retaining the team title with 53 podium finishes: 18 gold, 16 silver, and 19 bronze medals.

His Excellency Abdul Moneim Al Hashemi, Chairman of the UAE and Asian Federations, and Senior Vice President of the International Jiu Jitsu Federation, expressed his heartfelt gratitude to His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan for his generous patronage of the championship, emphasizing that the UAE players’ impressive performance in the JJWC is a result of the wise leadership’s belief in the importance of the sport and their constant support.

He said, “Just over a decade since the launch of the Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship, this event has become a global festival that we are proud to organize every year, bringing world champions to the UAE capital for an unrivalled week of top-class competition.

“Due to the considerable number of players from around the world who registered for the tournament, the organizing committee has increased the number of mats designated for bouts, to allow as many players as possible to compete and for global glory and to take their skills to new Levels.”

Total prize money for the 13th ADWPJJC stands at Dhs 3 million.

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