NAGOYA — Saudi Arabia’s Abdullah Nada captured the men’s under-85kg jiu-jitsu gold medal at the 20th Asian Games in Nagoya on Saturday, securing the Kingdom’s third gold and lifting its overall medal tally to 14.The 19-year-old crowned his Asian Games debut with a dominant run through the competition, defeating Kazakhstan’s Miri Kabdulayev 7-0 in the final.Nada began his campaign by submitting Mongolia’s Altangerel Bayarkhuu in the round of 16 before securing another submission victory over Japan’s Guatsuki in the quarterfinals.He then defeated South Korea’s Mingyu Kim 6-2 in the semifinals to book his place in the gold-medal contest.The victory made Abdullah the second member of the Nada family to win jiu-jitsu gold in Nagoya, following his brother Omar Nada’s triumph in the under-94kg category on Friday.Saudi Arabia’s jiu-jitsu team concluded its third Asian Games appearance with five medals — two gold and three bronze — after previously winning two bronze medals at the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games. Jiu-jitsu made its Asian Games debut at Jakarta 2018.Abdullah’s victory raised Saudi Arabia’s overall Nagoya 2026 medal tally to 14, comprising three gold, two silver and nine bronze medals.Saudi riders lead individual show jumping standingsSaudi Arabia’s show jumping riders also delivered a strong performance Saturday, topping the standings in both groups on the opening day of the individual competition.In Group 1, contested at 1.45 meters, Khaled Almobty finished first with a clear round in 74.38 seconds, while teammate Saad Al-Ajmi placed second after also going clear in 75.18 seconds.Abdulrahman Alrajhi led Group 2, contested at 1.55 meters, after completing a faultless round in 72.87 seconds. Ramzy Al-Duhami finished third with a clear round in 73.95 seconds.The second round will take place Sunday, beginning with Group 1 at 9:30 a.m., followed by Group 2 at 11:30 a.m.For the first time in Asian Games history, the individual show jumping competition is being contested in two groups, with separate gold, silver and bronze medals awarded in each.
NAGOYA — Saudi Arabia’s Abdullah Nada captured the men’s under-85kg jiu-jitsu gold medal at the 20th Asian Games in Nagoya on Saturday, securing the Kingdom’s third gold and lifting its overall medal tally to 14.The 19-year-old crowned his Asian Games debut with a dominant run through the competition, defeating Kazakhstan’s Miri Kabdulayev 7-0 in the final.Nada began his campaign by submitting Mongolia’s Altangerel Bayarkhuu in the round of 16 before securing another submission victory over Japan’s Guatsuki in the quarterfinals.He then defeated South Korea’s Mingyu Kim 6-2 in the semifinals to book his place in the gold-medal contest.The victory made Abdullah the second member of the Nada family to win jiu-jitsu gold in Nagoya, following his brother Omar Nada’s triumph in the under-94kg category on Friday.Saudi Arabia’s jiu-jitsu team concluded its third Asian Games appearance with five medals — two gold and three bronze — after previously winning two bronze medals at the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games. Jiu-jitsu made its Asian Games debut at Jakarta 2018.Abdullah’s victory raised Saudi Arabia’s overall Nagoya 2026 medal tally to 14, comprising three gold, two silver and nine bronze medals.Saudi riders lead individual show jumping standingsSaudi Arabia’s show jumping riders also delivered a strong performance Saturday, topping the standings in both groups on the opening day of the individual competition.In Group 1, contested at 1.45 meters, Khaled Almobty finished first with a clear round in 74.38 seconds, while teammate Saad Al-Ajmi placed second after also going clear in 75.18 seconds.Abdulrahman Alrajhi led Group 2, contested at 1.55 meters, after completing a faultless round in 72.87 seconds. Ramzy Al-Duhami finished third with a clear round in 73.95 seconds.The second round will take place Sunday, beginning with Group 1 at 9:30 a.m., followed by Group 2 at 11:30 a.m.For the first time in Asian Games history, the individual show jumping competition is being contested in two groups, with separate gold, silver and bronze medals awarded in each.
