JIU-JITSU – BAHRAIN’S Khalid Faraj will be going for gold today in the men’s adult jiu-jitsu under-94kg weight class at the 2026 World Championships Ju-Jitsu in Abu Dhabi, the UAE.
The meeting, organised by Ju-Jitsu International Federation, features competition in adults, masters, and youth categories.
Faraj is the third Bahraini competitor who will be hitting the mat in the adults’ events, with teammates Abdulla Ali and Hasan Albaqar in action yesterday.
Ali narrowly missed out on the podium after claiming fifth place in the men’s adult jiu-jitsu under-56kg division, while Albaqar ranked 13th in the men’s adult jiu-jitsu under-69kg weight class.
Bahrain has already come away with two medals in the masters contests, headlined by one gold.
Bader Al Doseri captured the kingdom’s gold medal in the men’s master two jiu-jitsu under-77kg weight class, while teammate Dr Ahmed Al Aradi came away with the silver in the men’s master three jiu-jitsu over-94kg.
Bahrain’s two-medal haul also placed them sixth in the masters’ competition’s overall ranking of medalling nations, behind only Kazakhstan, Brazil, Singapore, Azerbaijan, and Romania. Bahrain also finished as the top-ranked Arab country.
Bahrain’s youth competitors were also already in action but did not come away with podium places.
Hamad Mohseni finished seventh in the men’s under-21 jiu-jitsu under-56kg division while Rashed Alasfoor was ninth in the men’s under-18 jiu-jitsu under-52kg class.