Emirates News Agency – The countdown to the launch of the 15th edition of the Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship has begun.

– Al Taheri: 6,000 male and female athletes from 100 countries are expected to participate.

ABU DHABI, 22nd September / WAM / As the countdown to the 15th edition of the Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship begins, the tournament’s organizing committee, sub-committees and task forces continue intensive preparations and preparations to receive more than 6,000 men and women. Athletes from more than 100 countries around the world are participating in the biggest global sporting event, all about the sport of Jiu-Jitsu, which will take place from November 1 to 11. , Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Chairman of the Emirate’s Governing Council.

The World Championships will be the arena for unprecedented competition for thousands of champions, title holders and jiu-jitsu stars from across the world in the categories of Juniors, Youth, Masters, Professionals and Parajujitsu, with one goal in mind. Winning the title and climbing the podium.
The players participating in the tournaments come from the strongest and best countries in the world in the sport such as United Kingdom, USA, Brazil, Colombia, Kazakhstan, Germany, France and Canada. Saudi Arabia, South Korea, the Philippines, and the Kingdom of Thailand, in addition to many other countries that have had significant success in the sport in a short period of time, such as Jordan.
His Excellency Mohammed Salem Al Taheri, Vice President of the Emirates Jiu-Jitsu Federation and Chairman of the Championship Organizing Committee, said: “The Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship, in its fifteenth edition, brings together a huge and well-deserved venue. The most important global Jiu-Jitsu event has contributed to redraw the aspects of the sport on a global scale in the past years and elevated it to the top of the martial arts sports pyramid as it has become more popular around the world, taking the experience of Abu Dhabi and the Emirates as an inspiring role model in developing the sport and creating champions. Countries are currently racing to develop plans and strategies based on this.
Al Taheri added: “The fifteenth edition of the Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship continues the successes achieved by previous editions and this year’s edition excels in quantity and quality attracting elite stars and ranked champions. , determination and desire to rise and win first places and prizes.” Respect”.
With more than 5 weeks left to the start of the tournament, Al Taheri expressed his gratitude for over 60% of the registrations to complete their registration procedures to avoid any challenges they may face in light of the extraordinary turnout, the first participants from different countries of the world.

For his part, Adriano Munoz, Technical Director of Attraction MMA Academy in Dubai, said: “The Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship stands as the most unique and innovative event in the world. We have an elite group of international jiu-jitsu experts who prepare for tournaments based at our academy and they are players from many countries like Colombia, Brazil, Spain and India.

He added: “This tournament is very important for the players, especially as it is a great platform to showcase their skills and interact with the world’s elite players, as well as their efforts to achieve their dreams and ambitions by topping the podium and competing. To win the Abu Dhabi World Award for Professional Jiu-Jitsu.” “
Munoz, who has been training jiu-jitsu at the highest levels in the UAE for the past two years, pointed to the UAE’s established status as a global center for jiu-jitsu, thanks to a strong federation supporting its development. He stressed that Abu Dhabi, the capital city, is leading the process by expanding the base of coaches of this sport by using international best practices in planning and developing the future of the sport and promoting its diffusion within and outside the country. The positive transformation of the sport and the unprecedented global renaissance of jiu-jitsu over the past decade.”

He concluded: “During last year’s tournament, our players achieved many feats by winning 5 gold medals, 4 silver medals and 4 bronze medals in various categories. Their target is much higher this year. It is eager to provide all the factors that will help them achieve these goals and objectives.” “.