Saudi Jiu-Jitsu Team Secures 10 Medals at World Championship in Greece

The Saudi jiu-jitsu team won a total of 10 medals at the World Championship held in Crete, from October 23 to November 4. SPA
The Saudi jiu-jitsu team won a total of 10 medals at the World Championship held in Crete, from October 23 to November 4. SPA
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Saudi Jiu-Jitsu Team Secures 10 Medals at World Championship in Greece

The Saudi jiu-jitsu team won a total of 10 medals at the World Championship held in Crete, from October 23 to November 4. SPA
The Saudi jiu-jitsu team won a total of 10 medals at the World Championship held in Crete, from October 23 to November 4. SPA

The Saudi jiu-jitsu team won a total of 10 medals — 3 gold, 3 silver, and 4 bronze — at the World Championship held in Crete, Greece, from October 23 to November 4.

Saudi jiu-jitsu team members who won gold medals are: Mohammed Al-Mukhlis in the under-69 kg category (Masters Division), Omar Nada in the under-94 kg category (Senior Team Division), and Abdullah Nada in the under-85 kg category (Youth Division).

Silver medals were won by Abdulmalik Al-Murdi in the under-62 kg category (Senior Team Division), Elias Banjar in the under-62 kg category (Youth Division), and Waleed Al-Haidari in the under-56 kg category (Youth Division).

Bronze medals went to Osamah Al-Marwia in the "No Gi" category, Khaled Habab, who earned two medals in the under-52 kg and "No Gi - 52 kg" categories (Youth Division), and Hadeel Qadha in the under-57 kg category (Junior Division).

Jiu-Jitsu Federation chief executive Rakan Al-Fehaid emphasized that the achievement by the Saudi team was made possible by the unwavering support of the Saudi leadership for sports federations.



Guardiola Relishing the Challenge of Getting City Back on Track

Soccer Football - Champions League - Sporting CP v Manchester City - Estadio Jose Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal - November 5, 2024 Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola. (Action Images via Reuters)
Soccer Football - Champions League - Sporting CP v Manchester City - Estadio Jose Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal - November 5, 2024 Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola. (Action Images via Reuters)
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Guardiola Relishing the Challenge of Getting City Back on Track

Soccer Football - Champions League - Sporting CP v Manchester City - Estadio Jose Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal - November 5, 2024 Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola. (Action Images via Reuters)
Soccer Football - Champions League - Sporting CP v Manchester City - Estadio Jose Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal - November 5, 2024 Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola. (Action Images via Reuters)

Manchester City's 4-1 Champions League defeat at Sporting on Tuesday saw them lose three matches in a row for the first time since 2018 but manager Pep Guardiola said he is looking forward to the challenge of getting them back on track.

The defeat in Europe's elite club competition came after they were knocked out of the League Cup by Tottenham Hotspur and had a 32-match unbeaten run in the Premier League ended by Bournemouth.

Injury-hit City were without the likes of Rodri, Jack Grealish, Ruben Dias and John Stones and gave a first start to 19-year-old defender Jahmai Simpson-Pusey in the match.

"It is a tough challenge, but I am here. It will be a tough season - we knew that from the start. But this is what it is. I like it, I love it, I want to face it and lift my players and try it ...," Guardiola told reporters.

"I have to try and find an explanation. Sometimes it is just football. We have to accept it. Life is that, sport is that."

City, second in the Premier League behind Liverpool, travel to face eighth-placed Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday.

"We are coming back to Manchester to prepare the game against Brighton. I am not giving up. Maybe people are waiting but I am not giving up," Guardiola said.