NAGOYA — Saudi Arabia’s Omar Nada captured the gold medal in the men’s under-94kg jiu-jitsu competition at the 20th Asian Games Nagoya 2026, securing the Kingdom’s second gold of the Games.Nada defeated South Korea’s Park Sungho by submission in the final, capping an impressive run to the Asian Games title and adding another gold to Saudi Arabia’s growing medal haul.The Saudi athlete controlled the decisive bout before forcing the submission to secure his place atop the podium.Following his victory, Nada said his confidence had grown through years of training and preparation, having entered the competition determined to improve on the bronze medal he won at the previous Asian Games in 2022 when he was 18.“My confidence increases the more I train, and I knew that nobody here had trained more than me,” Nada told beIN Sports.“At the last Games, I was 18 and won the bronze medal, so I kept training from that point and waited three years to get here,” he said.“It is the biggest achievement of my career to win an Asian Games gold medal and dedicate this achievement to my country.”Nada’s victory raised Saudi Arabia’s medal tally at Nagoya 2026 to 13 — two gold, two silver and nine bronze — moving the Kingdom to 22nd in the overall standings.His triumph came less than 24 hours after Saudi Arabia’s show jumping team delivered the Kingdom’s first gold of the Games.Ramzy Al-Duhami, Khaled Almobty, Abdulrahman Alrajhi and Saad Al-Ajmi combined to win the team show jumping title on Thursday.Saudi Arabia’s 13 medals have come across five sports. Athletics has contributed two bronze medals, equestrian one gold, esports one silver and two bronze, and karate one silver and two bronze.Jiu-jitsu has now become Saudi Arabia’s leading medal-producing sport at the Games, with Nada’s gold adding to three bronze medals for a total of four.NAGOYA — Saudi Arabia’s Omar Nada captured the gold medal in the men’s under-94kg jiu-jitsu competition at the 20th Asian Games Nagoya 2026, securing the Kingdom’s second gold of the Games.Nada defeated South Korea’s Park Sungho by submission in the final, capping an impressive run to the Asian Games title and adding another gold to Saudi Arabia’s growing medal haul.The Saudi athlete controlled the decisive bout before forcing the submission to secure his place atop the podium.Following his victory, Nada said his confidence had grown through years of training and preparation, having entered the competition determined to improve on the bronze medal he won at the previous Asian Games in 2022 when he was 18.“My confidence increases the more I train, and I knew that nobody here had trained more than me,” Nada told beIN Sports.“At the last Games, I was 18 and won the bronze medal, so I kept training from that point and waited three years to get here,” he said.“It is the biggest achievement of my career to win an Asian Games gold medal and dedicate this achievement to my country.”Nada’s victory raised Saudi Arabia’s medal tally at Nagoya 2026 to 13 — two gold, two silver and nine bronze — moving the Kingdom to 22nd in the overall standings.His triumph came less than 24 hours after Saudi Arabia’s show jumping team delivered the Kingdom’s first gold of the Games.Ramzy Al-Duhami, Khaled Almobty, Abdulrahman Alrajhi and Saad Al-Ajmi combined to win the team show jumping title on Thursday.Saudi Arabia’s 13 medals have come across five sports. Athletics has contributed two bronze medals, equestrian one gold, esports one silver and two bronze, and karate one silver and two bronze.Jiu-jitsu has now become Saudi Arabia’s leading medal-producing sport at the Games, with Nada’s gold adding to three bronze medals for a total of four.
Omar Nada wins jiu-jitsu gold to claim Saudi Arabia’s second title at Nagoya 2026
