AMMAN —
The Kingdom’s Olympic boxing team has concluded
preparations ahead of the Czech Republic International Boxing Tournament, which
begins today (Wednesday) and ends on May 9.
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Jordan’s athletes will compete against peers from the
Netherlands, Georgia, Poland, Armenia, Ukraine, Czech Republic and Croatia.
Speaking about the outcomes of a 10-day training camp the
squad recently went through, team coach, Nabil Haymour, told
Jordan News: “The
camp was a positive experience despite the circumstances that followed the
death of youth boxer,
Rashed Sweisat and I would like to assure that the team
is in high spirits. The camp in Poland saw several strong fights featuring
Jordan’s athletes, which proved their readiness to partake in the Olympics.
As it stands, the
Jordan Boxing Federation is likely to
refrain from sending the Olympic team to the Asia championship, the fate of
which still awaits a decision from the International Boxing Association (
AIBA).
The championship, which India had been previously selected to host was
cancelled due to the epidemiological situation in the South Asian country.
“We will hold on off on attending the tournament to protect
our athletes from contracting the virus (COVID-19) so shortly before the
Olympics,” Haymour said.
The Olympic team’s envoy to Czech Republic comprises the
following players: Mohammad Abdulaziz Al-Wadi (57kg weight group) Obada
Al-Kasbeh (63kg weight group) Ziad Ishaish (69kg weight group) Odai Al-Hindawi
(81kg weight group) and Hussein Ishaish (91kg weight group).
The Olympians will also be joined by Haymour, fitness
trainer, Muath Ghazi, physician, Haytham Bahar and Physical therapist, Ahmad
Aseiri.
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