{"id":242538,"date":"2026-08-09T20:12:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T20:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/242538\/"},"modified":"2026-08-09T20:12:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T20:12:08","slug":"israel-jiu-jitsu-world-championships-delegation-wins-big-in-abu-dhabi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/242538\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel Jiu-Jitsu World Championships delegation wins big in Abu Dhabi"},"content":{"rendered":"

Israel wrapped up a highly successful showing at the World Jiu-Jitsu<\/a> Championships in Abu Dhabi over the weekend, with athletes earning medals and recording strong finishes across all age categories, from the youth divisions to the senior ranks.<\/p>\n

On the final day of competition, Nimrod Ryder added another medal to Israel\u2019s haul, winning bronze in the senior men\u2019s under-85-kilogram division. Ryder, a two-time gold medalist at the World Games<\/a> and one of Israel\u2019s leading jiu-jitsu athletes, capped an impressive championship for the delegation with another podium finish.<\/p>\n

The senior competition also saw Maya Bachar, 20, win a silver medal in her World Championships<\/a> debut at the senior level.<\/p>\n

Bachar reached the final, where she faced the reigning world champion from the United Arab Emirates in an extremely close bout that was decided only in the final seconds. The competitive final brought the Abu Dhabi<\/a> crowd to its feet as the two athletes were applauded for their high level of performance.<\/p>\n

Noga Reshef finished fifth in the women\u2019s under-63kg division, while Maya Dai placed fifth in the under-52 kg division. Mark Lipetz, Omri Haviv, and Miter Rosenfeld also finished fifth after losing their respective semifinal bouts in the under-56 kg, under-62 kg, under-69 kg, and under-77 kg categories.<\/p>\n

\"ISRAELIISRAELI JIU-JITSU medalists Nimrod Ryder celebrate his successful World Championships campaign in Abu Dhabi, where the Israel delegation won medals across multiple age groups and weight categories. (credit: Israel Jiu-Jitsu Association\/Courtesy)Israel’s young athletes take home silver and bronze<\/p>\n

Israel\u2019s younger athletes also enjoyed considerable success throughout the championships.<\/p>\n

Noga Reshef and Lia Shale won gold medals in the Gi divisions, while Israel\u2019s cadet and junior athletes produced a series of impressive results in the No-Gi competition. Guy Torres was crowned world champion in the under-18 division, while Eden Gamliel and Shalev Shnir won silver medals and Tamir Naim took bronze.<\/p>\n

Additional Israeli athletes recorded strong finishes throughout the championship, giving the delegation medals and high placements across the under-16, under-18, under-21, and senior categories.<\/p>\n

Israeli ambassador to the UAE praises delegation\u2019s success<\/p>\n

Israeli Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates Yossi Shelley followed the delegation during a significant portion of the championships, attending the competition, watching the Israeli athletes in action, and encouraging both the competitors and coaching staff. Shelley also took part in the medal ceremonies, presenting Israeli athletes with their medals on the podium.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis was a very successful World Championship for us, with achievements across all age groups and an important bronze medal for Nimrod in the senior competition,\u201d said Erez Elroy, president of the Israel Jiu-Jitsu Association. \u201cAlongside the medal winners, we had many athletes who performed at a high level and came very close to reaching the podium. The results reflect the professional work, preparation, and commitment of the athletes and coaching staff.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would like to thank the professional staff for their support throughout the championships, Eilat for its professional support and assistance, and Israeli Ambassador Yossi Shelley for his warm support of the national team.\u201d<\/p>\n

Arik Kaplan, president and CEO of Ayelet, the umbrella organization for Israel\u2019s non-Olympic sports, also praised the delegation\u2019s performance.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Israeli national team demonstrated impressive depth in Abu Dhabi, from the next generation of athletes to the very top of the senior ranks,\u201d Kaplan said. \u201cThe medals, high finishes, and Israeli presence on the podium are a tremendous source of pride. Congratulations to Nimrod and all the athletes in the delegation, and thank you to the association, coaches, and everyone who works throughout the year to enable Israeli athletes to compete and succeed at the highest levels of world sport.<\/p>\n

\u201cAyelet will continue to support and develop jiu-jitsu in Israel, a sport that brings Israeli pride around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Israel wrapped up a highly successful showing at the World Jiu-Jitsu Championships in Abu Dhabi over the weekend,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":242539,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[33],"tags":[2329,37,8178,34462,27496],"class_list":["post-242538","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-israel","tag-abu-dhabi","tag-israel","tag-israel-sports","tag-israeli-athletes","tag-medal"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@iran\/117067379554153552","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242538","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=242538"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242538\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/242539"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=242538"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=242538"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=242538"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}