The UAE Jiu-Jitsu national team has won two gold medals and a bronze at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
Asma Al Hosani retained her women’s 52kg title with victory over Korea’s Eonju Im, while Mahdi Al Awlaqi won gold in the men's 77kg final after defeating Jordan’s Mahmoud Jabr.
Amaar Al Hosani secured bronze in the men’s 94kg division.
That brings the UAE’s jiu-jitsu medal haul to eight.
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