Jordan is preparing for its largest-ever participation in the Youth Olympic Games in terms of the number of sports, at the fourth edition of the event, which will be hosted by Senegal’s capital, Dakar, from October 31 to November 13. A total of 13 male and female athletes will represent the Kingdom in eight different sports, marking the widest range of sports in Jordan’s history of participation. The number of athletes matches the record set at the 2018 Buenos Aires edition.
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Jordan will compete in taekwondo, boxing, swimming, beach wrestling, athletics, fencing, triathlon and judo. The selection reflects Jordan’s strength in these sports, with its athletes meeting the previously established qualification and selection criteria for the Games.
The national taekwondo team will be represented by four athletes: Layan Al-Rawashdeh, Zainab Basayleh, Abdullah Al-Zawahreh and Ahmad Al-Dahamsheh. The team will be supervised by technical director Fares Al-Assaf and coach Mohammad Al-Assaf.
In boxing, Jordan will be represented by Abdullah Toghoz and Tala Hussein, under coach Omar Al-Majali.
In swimming, Michael Al-War and Serena Mihyar will compete under coach Mohammad Al-Radaydeh.
Adam Abu Fara’a will represent Jordan in beach wrestling, under coach Yahya Abu Tbeikh.
In athletics, runner Qusai Al-Ramadeen will compete under coach Ata Al-Balawi, while Celine Abu Obeid will represent Jordan in fencing, under coach Wojciech Adrian van Barneveld.
Maria Al-Haddadin will compete in triathlon under coach Elias Nawarah, while Huda Washah will represent Jordan in judo under coach Bilal Al-Qulaileh.
Jordan has participated in all three previous editions of the Youth Olympic Games, winning three medals, all in taekwondo: one silver and two bronze.
Dana Haidar won silver at the inaugural edition in Singapore in 2010, where Yazan Al-Sadiq also claimed bronze. Zaid Mustafa won Jordan’s third bronze medal at the 2018 edition in Buenos Aires.
The fourth edition of the Youth Olympic Games was originally scheduled for 2022 but was postponed to 2026 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games are expected to bring together around 2,700 male and female athletes from around the world, competing in 25 sports. The event will be the first Olympic event hosted by the African continent.
