Baniyas maintain lead on Day 2 of the Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Jiu-Jitsu Championship
ABU DHABI: The fifth round of the Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Jiu-Jitsu Championship (Gi division) continued on Saturday at Mubadala Arena in Abu Dhabi with the Kids division, attracting strong participation from clubs and academies across the UAE.
Baniyas Jiu-Jitsu Club maintained the overall lead after Day 2, followed by M.O.D UAE in second place and Al Jazira Jiu-Jitsu Club in third.
The competition was attended by Sheikh Khalifa bin Tahnoon bin Mohammed Al-Nahyan, chairman of the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince’s Court and Mohamed Salem Al-Dhaheri, vice chairman of the UAE Jiu-Jitsu and Mixed Martial Arts Federation, among other VIPS.
Al-Dhaheri said that dedicating a full day of competition to the kids’ division reflects the federation’s long-term commitment to investing in future generations and promoting jiu-jitsu as a sport that helps build character, discipline and self-confidence from an early age.
