Kurdish girl wins Gold Medal in Jiu-Jitsu World Championship

Triva Ridha, Kurdish Jiu-Jitsu champion

Kurdish Jujutsu player Triva Ridha, won the gold medal at the 26th World Championships in Jiu-Jitsu held in Abu Dhabi.

Triva Ridha is 15 years old and plays for the Iraqi national team and lives abroad. She won in the 63 Kg weight category.

The championship is currently being held in Abu Dhabi, UAE held at the Zayed Sports City, UAE, in which 2,000 girls and boys from around the world are participating.

The championship will last until November 11.

Jujutsu, also known as jiu-jitsu and ju-jitsu, is a family of Japanese martial arts and a system of close combat that can be used defensively or offensively to kill or subdue one or more weaponless or armed and armored opponents.



Reported by Harez Jamal 
PUKmedia