Khaled Al-Shehhi wins UAE’s second Asian Games gold — The National

At the 2026 Asian Games in the UAE, Khaled Al-Shehhi won the country’s second gold medal. In the final of the men’s jiu-jitsu tournament in the under-62 kg weight category, he defeated fellow Emirati Omar Al-Suwaidi, The National reports.

Title defence

Al-Shehhi defended the title he won in the same weight category at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou. He became the UAE’s second gold medallist at the current Aichi—Nagoya Games.

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UAE medals

The UAE’s first gold at the tournament on Monday was won by Mariam Karim, who claimed victory in the final of the women’s 400 metres hurdles. The country’s first medal at these competitions was secured on Saturday by teenager Suleiman Abdulrahman, who finished second in the men’s 400 metres.

Following Al-Shehhi’s victory, the UAE has four Asian Games medals — two gold and two silver.