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Top UAE clubs brace for President’s Cup final today

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ABU DHABI: Al Wahda Jiu-jitsu Club, Al Ain JiuJitsu Club, and Baniyas Jiu-jitsu Club will be taking the mat to claim the coveted Jiu-jitsu President’s Cup on Tuesday at a specially constructe­d arena in the Internatio­nal Tennis Centre, Zayed Sports City, Abu Dhabi.

Weigh-ins for the final round will begin at 4 pm on Tuesday and bouts are scheduled to begin from 5.30 PM.

The prestigiou­s Championsh­ip will be contested in two categories - juveniles (male) and seniors (male)

In the second round of the Jiu-jitsu President’s Cup held at Ruwais, Baniyas Jiu-jitsu Club’s dominating performanc­es saw them clinch top spot while Al Ain Jiu-jitsu Club finished second followed by Al Wahda Club. The three clubs will once again resume their fierce rivalry as Abu Dhabi readies for a glittering culminatio­n to the 2019-2020 edition of the Jiu-jitsu President’s Cup.

Mohammed Salem Al Dhaheri, Vice President of the UAEJJF, said that the final round of the Jiu-jitsu President’s Cup would be a spectacle full of riveting action with all three clubs putting everything on the line to claim the UAE’S most prestigiou­s Jiu-jitsu titles.

“We have seen a high level of technical ability and passion on the mat over the first two rounds of the Jiu-jitsu President’s Cup and we expect the athletes to take their intensity up a notch with this prestigiou­s title at stake.

“This Championsh­ip has had a proud history of providing valuable exposure to UAE’S Jiu-jitsu athletes and has consistent­ly pushed athletes to better themselves on the mat which in turn has had a direct effect on their performanc­es on the internatio­nal arena.”

Faisal Al Kitbi, the 2019 World Champion in the 94 kg category, said that this tournament was extremely close to his heart and he had put himself through a special training programme in order to prepare himself thoroughly for the final round. “Doing well at the Jiu-jitsu President’s Cup is something I am very serious about. This tournament has a lot of prestige attached to it and all of us at the Baniyas Jiu-jitsu Club are focussed on winning this title which would go a long way in cementing our reputation as one of the premier Jiu-jitsu clubs in the UAE.”

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