SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD Bahraini jiu jitsu athlete Abdulla AlShaikh, who won a gold medal last Saturday in the Abu Dhabi Jiu Jitsu Pro (AJP) Tour’s Fujairah International Pro-GI tournament in the UAE has taken his new-found celebrity status in his stride.
Abdulla, who defeated an Emirati opponent in the Youth Men’s GI/White/55kg category in Fujairah, was competing in his first-ever tournament after taking up the sport just a year ago.
“I’m…