Zaid Mustafa wins silver at World Taekwondo Grand Prix

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AMMAN — The player of the national taekwondo team, Zaid Mustafa, won the silver medal in the third round of the 2022 World Taekwondo Grand Prix on  Saturday. اضافة اعلان

Mustafa participated in the under-68kg weight class and defeated French player Dylan Chellamootoo in two rounds during the round of 32. He then defeated the Brazilian Olympic player Edival Pontes in two rounds to one in the round of 16.

Mustafa continued to perform brilliantly all the way to the quarterfinals, where he won against Spanish player Joan Jorquera in two rounds.

British Bradly Sinden, the 2019 World Taekwondo Championship gold medalist and Tokyo Olympics silver medalist, withdrew against Mustafa in the semifinals, leading the national team player to qualify for the final.

Mustafa lost to the South Korean player Ho-Jan in two rounds.

This is the second medal won by Mustafa in this year’s Grand Prix championship; he also achieved a silver medal in the last round, which was hosted in the French capital, Paris.

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