UAE’s Khaled Al Shehhi retained the Asian Games gold medal after defeating compatriot Omar Al Suwaidi in the men’s 62kg final in jiu-jitsu on Thursday, October 1.
Just few days earlier, Mariam Kareem made history by clinching the gold medal with an emphatic win in the women’s 400m hurdles final in Nagoya.
Kareem had qualified for the final with a dominant run in the heat on Sunday as she clocked a personal-best time of 55.14 seconds. In the final, the 18-year-old UAE athlete broke the Games record with a time of 54.31 to earn the top spot.
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Khaled’s win is the third for the Emirates during the ongoing Asian Games, after Sulaiman Abdulrahman won a silver medal in the men’s 400m final.
The talented runner also won the gold medal in the Asian Under-20 Championships in Hong Kong earlier this year.
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Source: Khaleej Times