Abu Dhabi, Aug. 25 -- Under the patronage of Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, the 17th Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship will be hosted in the UAE this November.

More than 10,000 international male and female athletes will compete in the world's largest and most prestigious event on the global jiu-jitsu calendar.

Abdulmonem Al Hashemi, Chairman of the UAE Jiu-Jitsu Federation, President of the Ju-Jitsu Asian Union, and Senior Vice President of the International Jiu-Jitsu Federation, expressed his sincere gratitude to President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan for the continuous support for sports in the country, and to Khaled bin Mohamed bin Z...