Abu Dhabi (Etihad)
The Jiu-Jitsu Federation and Mubadala Investment Company “Mubadala” have signed a strategic partnership agreement, in a step that confirms their commitment to support the nation’s athletes, and to contribute to advancing the sport of jiu-jitsu to broader horizons, and consolidating the country’s global position in the game.
This strategic partnership was announced during a press conference held in Abu Dhabi, where the agreement was signed by the Jiu-Jitsu Federation Abdul Moneim Al Hashemi, President of the UAE and Asian Federations, First Vice President of the International Jiu-Jitsu Federation, and by Mubadala Investment Company Hamid Abdullah Al Shammari, Deputy CEO of the Group. CEO, Corporate Affairs and Human Resources. According to the partnership agreement, Mubadala Investment Company became the first official exclusive sponsor of the national jujitsu team in all its categories, to own the naming rights for the Jujitsu Arena.
This exclusive sponsorship of the national jiu-jitsu team comes as part of Mubadala’s keenness to support one of the most successful national teams ever in various sports, whose champions have been crowned with many world titles over the past few years. This step also confirms Mubadala Investment’s role as one of the leading national companies in launching community initiatives and providing support and care for Emirati talents, and its great confidence in the ability of the national jiu-jitsu team in all its categories to continue to shine and create a new dawn of achievements, and its quest to contribute to providing all the ingredients required for sustainability. Leadership of the national team and its mastery of the world scene.
Abdul Moneim Al Hashemi extended his thanks and gratitude to His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State, may God protect him, the first supporter of sports and athletes, who raises and develops the sport of Jiu-Jitsu in the country to the highest international ranks thanks to the guidance and vision of His Highness, and Abu Dhabi has become the capital of Jiu-Jitsu and home He pointed out that he would like to thank Mubadala Investment Company for its important societal role, which is a model for all national institutions in empowering the youth of the country and nurturing the talented to continue their brilliance.
He said: “The Jiu-Jitsu Federation is keen to activate the partnership with the leading national institutions, in line with the plans and process of developing the game, and looks forward to strengthening cooperation with Mubadala, which plays a prominent role in supporting the sports movement, through its various community programmes, and we are confident that this The partnership will continue to flourish towards advanced levels to achieve its goals of consolidating the country’s leadership in the global sports arena, and enabling the champions to continue to shine and excel in various forums.”
Humaid Abdullah Al-Shammari said: “The sports sector enjoys the attention and care of our wise leadership, and we have witnessed many distinguished sports achievements made by jiu-jitsu at all levels. Mubadala Investment Company is proud to sponsor the national jiu-jitsu team in all its categories, as the first exclusive sponsor, and to name the Ju-Jitsu Hall. Arena swaps Arena. This strategic partnership comes within the framework of Mubadala’s keenness to sponsor and support community initiatives, and work to create a positive and sustainable impact, in addition to providing the necessary ingredients to empower youth and athletes to continue to shine and win titles.” This strategic partnership with Mubadala comes at an ideal time, as the national team prepares to compete in a number of continental and international competitions, led by the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship in Abu Dhabi at the end of this month, the Asian Championship in Thailand next February, and 8 other world championships next year.
It is worth noting the success of the national jiu-jitsu team in achieving a set of honorable achievements, and representing the country in the best way, as it has become a difficult number in all continental and international tournaments, and the biggest proof of this is their leadership in Asia and the world in recent years, and their achievement of the World Championship title for two consecutive times, and winning 5 Historic medals at the Birmingham 2022 World Games.