Thai Jiu-Jitsu Athlete Wins Asian Championship Gold
Petchrada K.C. Tan became Thailand's first adult black belt gold medalist at the IBJJF Asian Jiu-Jitsu Championship in Japan, submitting South Korea's Lee Mi-Hyun in the women's rooster division. The former architect now heads to Abu Dhabi
Petchrada K.C. Tan, a former architect turned jiu-jitsu athlete, has made Thailand proud once again by capturing the gold medal in the women's adult black belt rooster division (48.50 kg) at the 2026 IBJJF Asian Jiu-Jitsu Championship in Japan. She became the first Thai athlete to win a major IBJJF championship title in the adult black belt division, defeating South Korea's Lee Mi-Hyun with an ankle lock submission.
The Thai jiu-jitsu competitor announced that she has a busy competition schedule ahead. Next month in August, she will travel to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, to compete in the JJIF World Professional Jiu-Jitsu tournament.