Veteran Filipina martial artist Estie Gay Liwanen captured gold while two-time Olympian John Baylon settled for bronze at the 2026 World Championships Ju-Jitsu Masters in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Liwanen, who also won two gold medals at the Open Masters Games in Abu Dhabi last February, continued her dominant run on the world masters stage by topping the Master 2 female -70kg division.
She defeated Colombia’s Madeline Choconta in the final to secure another international title.
Baylon, also a nine-time Southeast Asian Games judo champion, finished third in the Master 3 male -77kg division after defeating host UAE’s Obaid Alkaabi.
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