1 DAY RAMADAN:

Jiu-Jitsu:
The Jiu-Jitsu championship of the 13th AFOC Games kicked-off Thursday night attracting a number of dignitaries, including Lt. General (Rtd) Mohammed Hilal Surour Al-Ka’abi, AFOC Board Chairman and Chairman of the Higher Organising Committee, Ibrahim Abdul Malik, Secretary General of the General Authority for Youth and Sports, Abdullah Ibrahim, Chairman of the UAE Sports Writers Committee and a large number of Jiu-Jitsu fans.
One hundred and sixty contestants from 28 countries of the world, including 95 contestants from the UAE, are participating in the event.
The other contestants come from Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq, Egypt, Syria, Sudan, Palestine, Jordan, Morocco, Tunisia, Lebanon, Iran, Cyprus, the USA, Britain, Brazil, the Philippines, France, Ireland, Denmark, Sweden, Bosnia Herzegovina, Romania, Slovenia, Hungary and Portugal.
The first day of clashes saw 21 contestants making it to the final round to be held Friday night in the weight classes of 65kgs, 74kgs, 83kgs, 92kgs, above 92kgs and the Open Weight event.
The championship provides opportunity for UAE fighters to sharpen their skills in preparation for the UAE’s hosting of the Asian Jiu-Jitsu Championship in December and in preparation for the World championship in April 2010.