Sofia Sarwari, an Afghan martial artist, won two gold medals in the GI and No-Gi divisions at the international Grappling Industries competition in Nuremberg, Germany.
Sarwari wrote on her Facebook account that she competed in both divisions on October 11 and recorded four victories, defeating all her opponents by submission.
With her impressive performance, she took first place in both disciplines and won two gold medals.
She won her first match against Elena Prantl Salzchner of Austria.
Sarwari won her second match against Flen Zacharia. In her third bout, she defeated Veronica Maltsev of Germany, and in the fourth, she also defeated German athlete Veronica Maltsev.
Sarwari dedicated the sporting achievement to the girls of Afghanistan.
This is not her first major international success in recent months. On 22 Sunbula 1405, she also won a gold medal after three consecutive victories at the Amateur Grappling World Championship in Kraków, Poland.
The 2026 ADCC World Championships in amateur and professional grappling were held in Kraków from September 11 to 13.
Sarwari’s double gold-medal win comes as women and girls across Afghanistan are barred from participating in sports.
