UAE Win Seven More Medals at IMMAF Youth World Championships
The UAE national team continued their stellar performances on the second day of the IMMAF Youth World Championships, adding seven more medals, taking its overall tally to 11.
As the Youth B category athletes, aged 14-15 years, took the octagon on Thursday, Ghala Al Hammadi secured the first gold for the hosts in the Women/Youth B/40 Kg division.
In her last match of the day, she defeated Uzbekistan’s Marva Kamilova in a record 13 seconds by an armbar submission.
She was soon joined on the podium by her sister, Zamzam Al Hammadi, who added a second gold for the hosts, defeating Ukraine’s Kira Voliashchenko in a thrilling final in the 52 KG division.
Meanwhile, Saeed Alnuaimi (57 kg) and Salem Alhamoud (77.1 KG) won silver respectively. Omar Al-Raeesi (57 kg), Hamdan Al-Najjar (48 kg), and Saif Al-Hammadi (48 kg) added bronze medals to the UAE’s collection.
