AMMAN — Jordan’s national taekwondo team is still in the
process of preparing for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Asian qualifiers, which are set
to begin on May 21 in
Amman.
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Some 120 players from across 26 nations will be present at
the qualifiers come the end of this week.
Delegations have already started flocking to the capital, as
players from Kazakhstan, Philippines, the UAE, Thailand, Vietnam, Uzbekistan,
Afghanistan, Mongolia, Qatar and Saudi Arabia have already marked their
arrival.
“We are ready for the qualifiers. Committees are fulfilling their complete
obligations ahead of hosting the ideal event, in line with the international
federation and Jordanian epidemiological committee’s instructions, Jordan
Taekwondo Federation Spokesman Faisal Al-Abdallat told
Jordan News.
A total of 36 international referees from outside the Asian
continent will preside over the qualifiers. Twenty-four of those will preside
over the Olympic qualifiers, while 12 will preside over the
Paralympic
qualifiers.
Athletes will compete in eight Olympic weight groups, with
players from both genders distributed equally.
“I have noticed that a lot of countries have avoided
(nominating players) in the same weight groups as Jordan’s Saleh Al-Sharabati
and Juliana Al-Sadeq, given their advanced levels and international
reputations, which plays in our favor,” national team coach, Fares Al-Assaf,
told
Jordan News.
He continued: “Competing in the qualifiers will not be easy,
given the skill-level of the participating athletes, but our players are in
high spirits and their performances will allow them to compete strongly for
qualification cards to the finals.”
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