Chengdu, Aug. 11 -- Belgium's Florian Bayili and Israel's Nimrod Ryeder both successfully defended their World Games Ne-Waza titles, while France's Estelle Gaspard dominated the
women's 52kg Fighting division in ju-jitsu today.
Bayili retained his 69kg Ne-Waza crown with a win over the UAE's Mohamed Ali Alsuwaidi, the
2024 world silver medalist, in a rematch of the 2022 Birmingham World Games final.
"The feeling is amazing. Mohamed keeps pushing me like I'm pushing him, so I'm very happy to
have this final against him again," said Bayili. Israel's Ryeder also secured back-to-back golds in
the men's 77kg Ne-Waza, defeating the UAE's Mahdi Alawlaqi.
The victory extended Ryeder's unbeaten World Games record to eight matches since 202...