The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and the UAE Jiu-Jitsu Federation signed a multi-year partnership arrangement, today, to sponsor the Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championships.

The sponsorship, which runs through March 2020, placements ADNOC as the main Energy Partner and consists of sponsorship legal rights for a number of nationwide level competitions and worldwide tournaments, along with the yearly Abu Dhabi World Specialist Jiu-Jitsu Championships.

The agreement was authorized by Reem Al Buainain, Manager, Corporate Social Duty, at ADNOC, and Fahad Al Shamsi, Chief Executive Officer of the UAE Jiu-Jitsu Federation at ADNOC's Global Head office. The finalizing occurred in the existence of His Excellency Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE Minister of State and ADNOC Group Chief Executive Officer and Abdul Moneim Al Hashemi, President of the UAE and Asian Jujitsu Federations and First Vice President of the International Federation of Jujitsu.

H.E. Dr Al Jaber said: We seek, through this agreement, to provide a model of sports partnership that will encourage the public and private sectors to adopt effective corporate social responsibility programs that have a positive impact on individuals, communities and wider society.

Under the terms to the arrangement, ADNOC will delight in non-exclusive advertising and promotional sponsorship legal rights for the occasion, along with Jiu-Jitsu education and training exchanges as part of ADNOC's employee health and well-being program.

Al Hashemi invited the partnership contract, noting that it will provide new chances for brand-new champions. "I would love to thank His Excellency Dr. Al Jaber, for his assistance, which shows the wonderful relevance associateded with Jiu-Jitsu by all nationwide agencies. We are positive the future will certainly offer us even more success, in the light of the unrestricted assistance we have from our sensible leadership, and the useful participation in between the government, sports federations and the private sector."

In April, 7,000 athletes of all ages and backgrounds, from over 100 nations, gathered in Abu Dhabi for the 9th Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship that showcased 14 days of matches at the IPIC Field. Over United States $800,000 in prizes were awarded for champs and medallists of groups of every belt, age group and race. The 10th Abu Dhabi World Specialist Jiu-Jitsu Championship will certainly occur in April 2018.

" This partnership reaffirms ADNOC's support for the growth of sporting activities in the UAE. Jiu-Jitsu is one of the fastest growing global sporting activities and a platform where UAE professional athletes can beam. Our sponsorship honors our smart leadership's dream to create national sports skill and offer them with chances to succeed locally and globally," Al Buainain stated.

Al Shamsi said: "The contract represents ADNOC's considerable investment in the acceleration and growth of our sporting activity and sustains our sporting activities method in general. It will develop a positive and enduring influence on the sport of Jiu-Jitsu and the community."

ADNOC's Business Social Responsibility program is straightened with the 2017 Year of Giving revealed by the UAE President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan. It has four columns: society and community, education and innovation, security and setting, and wellbeing and health. The purpose is to create a favorable and long lasting impact on society, with initiatives that include social effect, offering, and national service.