Jordan’s national jiu-jitsu team held its first training session this morning in Nagoya, Japan, after arriving in the city last night, as it prepares to compete in the 20th Asian Games.
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Jordan will be represented in jiu-jitsu by Maya Ishaqat (under 63kg), Mahmoud Al-Ghoul and Mohammad Omet (under 69kg), Alaa Al-Din Al-Khazai and Mahmoud Jabr (under 77kg), Yousef Abu Al-Ragheb and Osama Nabbas (under 85kg), and Fawaz Haddadin and Yanal Qardan (under 94kg).
The national team members confirmed their readiness to compete, highlighting their high morale and strong desire to represent Jordan in the best possible manner and compete for medals across the different weight categories.
Meanwhile, national team coaches Yazan Janab and Lama Qabaj said the team had undergone an intensive preparation program in recent weeks. They noted that the athletes had made significant efforts during training to reach the highest levels of technical and physical readiness ahead of the competition.
The jiu-jitsu competitions at the Nagoya Asian Games will begin on Thursday and continue for three days at the Aichi Prefectural Martial Arts Hall.
Jordanian jiu-jitsu will make its third consecutive appearance at the Asian Games in Nagoya, following its participation in the Jakarta 2018 and Hangzhou 2022 editions.
Jordanian jiu-jitsu has a notable record at the Asian Games, having won five medals, all of them at the Jakarta 2018 edition: one gold medal won by Haider Al-Rasheed, one silver medal by Zaid Jardouqa, and three bronze medals won by Yara Qaqish, Farih Al-Harahsheh, and Abdulkarim Al-Rasheed.
Resource: Al-Ghad.
