Asian Jiu Jitsu Championship kicks off
SportsUlaanbaatar /MONTSAME/. The 4th Asian Jiu Jitsu
Championship kicked off at the Wrestling Palace yesterday on July 17. It is the
first time for the Mongolian Jiu Jitsu Federation to organize the tournament in
Mongolia.
Over 400 athletes from 24 countries, such as Afghanistan, Pakistan, UAE, Jordan, Iran, Japan, the Philippines, India, Republic of Korea, Kazakhstan, Singapore, Thailand, and Russia, are participating in the continental championship.
19 referees of 13 countries will also be officiating the
championship. President of the Mongolian Jiu Jitsu Federation Kh.Erdenebaatar
reported that there are three Mongolian referees working as a part of the referee
team.
He then said, “A total of 408 athletes will be
competing in 4 events: Ne Waza, Fighting Jiu Jitsu, Contact Jiu Jitsu, and Duo
System in the Asian Jiu Jitsu Championship and the Asian Junior Jiu Jitsu
Championship. 62 athletes will be representing Mongolia in the senior championship,
while 47 athletes will be representing Mongolia in the junior championship. The
top athletes of Asia have gathered here for the championship.” The U16 championship
is being organized as a challenge for the athletes in preparation for the
Children of Asia Games 2020, which will take place in Ulaanbaatar.
The athletes are to face off against each other in men’s
56 kg, 62 kg, 69 kg, 77 kg, 85 kg, -94 kg, and +94 kg, and women’s 45 kg, 48
kg, 52 kg, 57 kg, 63 kg, -70 kg, and +70 kg weight classes in the Ne Waza,
Fighting Jiu Jitsu, and Contact Jiu Jitsu events, and with no weight classes in
the Duo System event at the continental championship.