Saudi Arabian national jiu-jitsu team claims gold and three silver at 2022 Grand Prix De Paris

Saudi Arabian national jiu-jitsu team claims gold and three silver at 2022 Grand Prix De Paris
Saudi's Abdulmalik Al-Murdhi (right) and Faris Kashmeeri celebrate their respective gold and silver medals in Paris. (Saudi JJF)
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Updated 24 April 2022
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Saudi Arabian national jiu-jitsu team claims gold and three silver at 2022 Grand Prix De Paris

Saudi Arabian national jiu-jitsu team claims gold and three silver at 2022 Grand Prix De Paris
  • The gold medal came courtesy of Abdulmalik Al-Murdhi, after he defeated his compatriot Faris Kashmeeri in the final of 62kg weight category

PARIS: The Saudi Arabian national jiu-jitsu team has claimed one gold and three silver medals at 2022 Grand Prix De Paris on Saturday.

The opening day of the tournament was attended by Panagiotis Theodoropoulos, the president of the Jiu-Jitsu International Federation.

The gold medal came courtesy of Abdulmalik Al-Murdhi, after he defeated his compatriot Faris Kashmeeri — who took Saudi’s first silver — in the final of 62kg weight category.

The second silver went to Dina Elias, after winning the second place in the women’s +70kg weight division, while Abdulaziz Al-Haidari won the third silver medal in the men’s 65kg category.