Ju-jitsu brought three days of top-level competition to the 20th Asian Games, held at the Aichi Prefectural Martial Arts Hall (Aichi Budokan) in Nagoya, Japan, from 1 to 3 October 2026.
192 athletes from 25 nations competed for medals in eight weight categories: men's 62 kg, 69 kg, 77 kg, 85 kg and 94 kg, and women's 48 kg, 52 kg and 63 kg.
The United Arab Emirates topped the medal table with five gold, two silver and one bronze medal. Saudi Arabia finished second with two gold and three bronze, and Thailand third with one gold and two bronze. Korea, Kazakhstan, the Philippines, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan and Mongolia also won medals, making nine medal-winning nations in total.
The Asian Games champions:
• Men's 62 kg: Khaled Alshehhi (UAE)
• Men's 69 kg: Ahmed Andeez (UAE)
• Men's 77 kg: Mahdi Alawlaqi (UAE)
• Men's 85 kg: Abdullah Tariq N Nada (KSA)
• Men's 94 kg: Omar Tariq N Nada (KSA)
• Women's 48 kg: Balqees Al-Hashmi (UAE)
• Women's 52 kg: Asma Alhosani (UAE)
• Women's 63 kg: Orapa Senatham (THA)
The event showed the growth of ju-jitsu across Asia, with national federations from Central Asia, East Asia, the Middle East and Southeast Asia all reaching the podium.
The Ju-Jitsu International Federation thanks the Olympic Council of Asia, the Aichi-Nagoya organising committee, the referees and volunteers, and every national federation that took part.
Next on the Asian calendar is ju-jitsu at the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in December.
