Dakar, Senegal – The fourth edition of the Youth Olympic Games closed on Friday evening in the Senegalese capital, Dakar, with a closing ceremony at the Athletes' Village in a festive atmosphere, attended by delegations from the participating nations.
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At the ceremony, fencer Selin Abu Obeid and taekwondo athlete Abdullah Al-Zawahra, who won a gold medal in the under-63kg category, raised the Jordanian flag.
Jordan ended its exceptional Games campaign in 16th place out of 204 participating nations and second in the Arab world. The team won four medals, three gold and one silver, the largest medal haul Jordan has achieved at a single edition of the Olympic Games, at senior or youth level.
The historic achievement came from a Jordanian delegation of just 13 athletes, who competed in eight sports: taekwondo, judo, boxing, swimming, athletics, fencing, beach wrestling and triathlon.
Jordan's taekwondo team achieved an unprecedented feat, topping the sport's medal table at the Games with three gold medals. Jordan became the first Arab country to top the taekwondo medal table at an Olympic edition, at senior or youth level.
Abdullah Al-Zawahra won gold in the under-63kg category, and Ahmad Al-Dahamsheh won gold in the under-73kg category. The taekwondo team then completed its campaign by claiming gold in the mixed team event, through a quartet of Abdullah Al-Zawahra, Ahmad Al-Dahamsheh, Lian Al-Rawashdeh and Zainab Busaila.
Jordan also achieved a historic milestone in judo, as Hoda Al-Wishah won silver in the under-44kg category, giving Jordanian judo its first Olympic medal in its history, at senior or youth level.
Jordan also secured a notable Arab achievement. Alongside Egypt, it became the only Arab country to win three gold medals at a single edition of the Olympic Games, at senior or youth level.
