Bahrain's Murtaz Shamkhalov was one of the winners for the hosts today on the final day of the Asian Ju-Jitsu Championships ©JJAU

Hosts Bahrain concluded the Asian Ju-Jitsu Championships with a flurry of contact gold medals here at the Bahrain National Stadium.

Murtaz Shamkhalov led a home one-two in the men's contact under-94 kilograms event, beating team-mate Gadzhi Gadzhiev in the final.

Bronze medals went to Ramazan Kussainov and Samir Safarov from Kazakhstan.

Shamkhalov was also given the Fair Play Award, after limiting harm to his injured opponent Chhotu Ram of India in the preliminary stage, as Ram continued fighting despite his ailment.

Bahrain's Mohamed Al Sameea and Ramazan Gitinov claimed gold medals in the men's under-56kg and under-85kg competitions respectively.

Al Sameea defeated Sanat Sarsunuly in his final, with Sarsunuly's Kazakh compatriot Aibek Seiitmurat and Thailand's Komkit Keadnin claiming the bronzes.

Gitinov bettered another Kazakhstan athlete - Nurbek Tajibayev - in his final, with the podium being completed by Abhijeet Sharad More of India and Kazakhstan's Ansar Kassymzhnov.

Talgat Zhiyenytayev added another gold to the Kazakhstan tally, winning the men's over-94kg final against home favourite Abdulrahman Al Hasan.

Iraq's Alaa Al-Roghani and India's Adarsh Sharma claimed the bronze medals.

Later, Issabek Nazerke gave Kazakhstan another gold after beating Orapa Senatham of Thailand in the women's under-63kg decider.

Kazakhstan's Zhanar Degenbay and Tsen-Ayush Turmunkh from Mongolia completed the podium.

A Kazakh one-two followed in the men's under-62kg made up of Malik Baisultanov and Zhanat Kulesov, as Bahrainis Hamad Marhoon and Musain Mahdi took bronze.

Mukhassan Tolesh claimed one more with victory in the men's under-69kg final, in front of Mongolia's Bilguun Rentsenpurev and Bahrainis Abdulla Mubarak and Mohamed Al Muamari.

Vietnam won a fourth gold medal of the Asian Championships when Duong Thi Thanh Minh defeated Rattanaporn Thatthong of Thailand in the women's under-52kg, with Benyatip Bephumthong of Thailand and Anupama Swain of India finishing third.

Thailand took top marks in the duo events ©JJAU
Thailand took top marks in the duo events ©JJAU

Thailand were particularly impressive in women's events, winning the under-48kg title thanks to Nutchaya Sugun beating Vietnam's Dao Thi Nhu Quynh.

India's Rohini Kalam and Kazakhstan's Ulzhan Nurlan were third.

Nuchanat Singchalad later forced Dang Thi Huyen from Vietnam to tap out, claiming the women's under-57kg gold by submission.

Indians Shivani Gupta and Divya Sharma were the bronze medallists.

Titapa Junsookplung won an all-Thai final in the women's under-70kg after beating Onanong Sangsirichok; with Ayan Amze winning bronze.

They picked up a gold in the men's under-77kg final too thanks to Banpot Lertthaisong, who defeated Kazakhs Zhalgas Zhumagaliyev and Nurkhan Zhumagazy.

In the duo show events - a demonstration format of ju-jitsu - Thailand claimed all the gold and silver medals in all three events.

Iraq took the bronze medal in the duo men's competition, while Vietnam completed the podium in the mixed and women's events.

Thailand finished top of the medals table with 16 golds, in front of the United Arab Emirates on eight and Kazakhstan with five.

Bahrain and Vietnam completed the top five.