Asma Hasan Ali Alhosani
Asma Alhosani grew from school jiu-jitsu into an Asian Games champion, balancing engineering studies with competition and beginning to coach.
Biography
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Islamic Solidarity Sports Association, Asma Alhosani athlete profile(opens in a new tab)
Asma Alhosani was born onOctober29,2002.
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She represents the United Arab Emirates in jiu-jitsu.
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She won the women’s52kg jiu-jitsu gold at the2025 Islamic Solidarity Games inRiyadh.
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Sajila Saseendran, own interview with Asma Al Hosani, Gulf News, March14,2024(opens in a new tab)
She discovered jiu-jitsu in sixth grade through the public-school programme and wanted to continue beyond compulsory lessons.
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From Al Shumookh School in Al Marfa, she moved into training at Al Dhafra Jiu-Jitsu Club.
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She joined the UAE national team in2016 while still a grey belt.
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Her parents drove her from the Western Region to Abu Dhabi for national-team training.
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She credited her coach with developing her technical skills, confidence and willingness to aim higher.
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Preparing for the Asian Games meant suspending university for a semester and attending intensive training and an overseas camp.
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She recalled setting aside the noise of a largely Chinese-supporting crowd to concentrate on the final.
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ByMarch2024 she was a third-year mechanical-engineering student at Khalifa University.
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She arranged university classes around training and hoped to continue to master’s and doctoral study in engineering.
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She said her younger sister Mira had followed her into jiu-jitsu, strengthening her sense of responsibility toward other women and younger athletes.
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Olympic Council of Asia, UAE female Asian Games representation, September7,2026(opens in a new tab)
Her women’s52kg gold at Hangzhou was the first Asian Games gold won by an Emirati woman.
Where in the source: Final paragraph on Hangzhou medals.
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Amith Passela, Hangzhou competition report, The National, October6,2023(opens in a new tab)
In the2023 Hangzhou final, she defeated China’s Jie Miao2–0 in the women’s52kg division.
Where in the source: Opening final-result paragraph.
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The National, own interview with Asma Al Hosani and Khaled Al Shehhi, October8,2026(opens in a new tab)
Growing up in Al Dhafra, she felt that moving to Abu Dhabi for university made a serious jiu-jitsu career more achievable.
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She described BJJ as helping her move beyond a small school friendship circle into a more sociable life among people of different ages and nationalities.
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In2024 she reached the Abu Dhabi World Pro women’sbrown/black final, a first for an Emirati woman.
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She retained her women’s52kg Asian Games title at Aichi-Nagoya in2026.
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Returning as defending champion brought greater expectations, and she wanted to use the opportunity fully rather than take selection for granted.
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She described gratitude for the UAE’s coaches and training facilities as a reason to give her best for the national team.
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ByOctober2026 she competed for Baniyas Club.
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She had begun coaching in her spare time and hoped to build a team of her own, especially enjoying seeing children apply what she taught.
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Her next ambition was Abu Dhabi World Pro gold; she also hoped jiu-jitsu would one day join the Olympic programme.
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IBJJF, World Championship2025 official results(opens in a new tab)
At the2025 IBJJF Worlds, Asma Hassan Alhosani took adult female brown-belt light-featherweight silver for UAE Jiu-Jitsu Team.
Where in the source: Female / Adult / Brown / Light Feather(118lb) podium.
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She competed as a brown belt at the2025 IBJJF World Championship.
Where in the source: Female / Adult / Brown / Light Feather(118lb).
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IBJJF, Asian Championship2025 official results(opens in a new tab)
She won the2025 IBJJF Asian Championship adult female brown-belt light-featherweight title.
Where in the source: Female / Adult / Brown / Light Feather(53.50kg), first place.
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JJIF, official Asma Alhosani competition profile UAE00090(opens in a new tab)
JJIF’s official record lists her as the under21 women’s52kg world champion in2021 and2022.
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She won the JJIF adult women’s52kg world title inThailand in2025 and again in the UAE in2026.
Where in the source: UAE / ALHOSANI ASMA(UAE00090), Adult women52kg;2025-11-02 and2026-08-06 World rows.
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Her JJIF record also shows adult women’s52kg Asian Championship gold in2024 and2026.
Where in the source: UAE / ALHOSANI ASMA(UAE00090), Adult women52kg;2024-05-01 and2026-07-17 rows.
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Olympic Council of Asia, Asma Al Hosani at Sanya Asian Beach Games, April23,2026(opens in a new tab)
At the2026 Asian Beach Games inSanya, she won women’s52kg gold, defeating Korea’s Im Eonju by advantage after a scoreless final.
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Lineage
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