The champions of the Kingdom of Bahrain achieved an honorable sporting achievement by winning three gold medals in mixed martial arts (MMA) competitions within the Third Asian Youth Games, which the Kingdom is hosting until October 31.
Today, Saturday, the competitions witnessed a golden day for the Bahraini delegation, as the player, Khalidov Ibrahim, excelled in the 70 kg weight category, after achieving a series of consecutive victories that began with a deserved victory over the player, Laith Al-Gharaibeh, in the quarter-finals by unanimous decision of the judges. Then he continued his superiority in the semi-finals over Darren Mustafaan by submission, before concluding his journey in the final with a new victory over Al-Baraa Ibrahim Al-Ajam in the manner itself, achieving a well-deserved gold medal.
In the 65 kg weight, Abdulhakim Babayev continued his brilliance, as he defeated his competitors one after another. He began his career by defeating Amirali Aliabadi, then Omar Al-Muraiziq in the quarter-finals, and automatically qualified for the final after stopping Amir Sirik in the semi-finals, before he decided the final fight against Heath Hassan Al-Qahtani by submission, adding a second gold medal for Bahrain.
The player Eldar Eldarov completed the Bahraini gold hat-trick in the 60 kg weight, after he presented a distinguished performance since the start of the competitions, as he overcame Behrouz Rustamov in the quarter-finals, and surpassed Ali Asghar Moradi in the semi-finals, concluding his career by defeating Muhammad Rasul Kadydinov by submission in the final, crowning the third gold for the national team.
These results reflect Bahraini leadership in the sport of mixed martial arts, and the remarkable development it has achieved thanks to the great support and continued interest in developing national talent in various sports.
