The Israeli fighter defeated the United Arab Emirates’ Mahdi Alawlaki to claim his second consecutive World Games title, repeating his 2022 success in Birmingham.

Shikri won the male under-69kg Gi category, defeating two contestants from France and one from Ukraine.

At only 19 years old, Israeli martial artist Shaked Nisimian took home the gold medal at the MMA World Championships in Serbia last week.

An Israeli Jiu-Jitsu gold medalist stood proudly on the podium in the United Arab Emirates as the sweet strains of 'Hatikva' came out of the arena's speakers.