KHALAF CARRIES JORDAN FLAG AT SPECTACULAR BAKU OPENING CEREMONY

Jordan’s judo Olympian Ibrahim Khalaf has carried the Kingdom’s flag at the spectacular opening ceremony for the 4th Islamic Solidarity Games in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Jordan have taken a delegation of nearly 80 athletes to compete in 12 sports over the next 10 days and they joined 51 other countries at a glorious ceremony held in the country’s Olympic Stadium.

The games were officially opened by Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev during a ceremony that involved 5,000 performers from 31 countries, including 2,200 local volunteer performers.

The ceremony featured the Islamic heritage following a theme of togetherness in the Islamic world.

Jordan will be competing in Taekwondo, Tennis, Judo, Shooting, Swimming, Karate, Wrestling, Boxing, Wushu, Paralympic, Handball and 3X3 Basketball.