ULAANBAATAR,— Yelyzaveta Lytvynenko, known in the UAE as Eliza Litif, representing the United Arab Emirates judo team and ranked first in the under-78 kilogram category, secured gold at the Ulaanbaatar Grand Slam, which concluded on Monday in the Mongolian capital, the International Judo Federation reported.

She defeated Austria’s Elena Deng and Colombia’s Brenda Olaya in the opening rounds before beating Germany’s Alina Böhm in the semifinals and France’s Audrey Tcheuméo in the final.

Lytvynenko, originally from Ukraine, switched her sporting nationality to the UAE in 2025.

Dofar Kosov competed in the under-100 kilogram division but exited because of injury during the bronze medal match with Russia’s Idar Bifov.

He earlier secured wins against Croatia’s Zlatko Kumric and Mongolia’s Khuderchuluun before finishing the tournament in fourth place overall.

On Sunday, UAE judoka Bishrel Khurudi, who is of Mongolian origin, took bronze in the women’s under-52 kilogram division at the 2026 Ulaanbaatar Grand Slam.

The UAE team consists of 11 male and female athletes who are continuing their pursuit of further success at the tournament.

Competition took place in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, with the Ulaanbaatar Grand Slam judo tournament concluding on Monday in the Mongolian capital.

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