JOC HONOURS ASHGABAT MEDALLISTS

 Under the patronage of its President, HRH Prince Feisal Al Hussein, the Jordan Olympic Committee (JOC) has honoured its medallists from the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games held last month in Turkmenistan.

Jordan returned home with a record haul of 17 medals including a gold in Ju Jitsu for Rana Qubbaj as well as two silvers and 14 bronze medals. JOC Secretary General Nasser Majali praised the achievements in Ashgabat.

"It is a part of the JOC strategy to recognise and reward the achievements of our elite athletes which will hopefully encourage them to achieve more in the future," he said.

"Jordanian athletes continue to make us proud and hopefully these achievements will inspire a new generation of champions as well."

Jordan travelled with a record delegation of more than 120 athletes competing across 13 sports, and managed to pick up medals in four sports.

Medalists: Gold: Rana Qubbaj (Ju Jitsu)

Silver: Hamazeh Al Rasheed (Ju Jitsu), Mohammed Al Barri (Muaythai)

Bronze: Haider Al Rasheed (Ju Jitsu), Sami Shamseddin (Ju Jitsu), Ruba Al Sayegh x 2 (Ju Jitsu), Rana Qubbaj (Ju Jitsu), Ibrahim Suleiyman (Kickboxing), Oday Abuhasoah (Kickboxing), Ali Hassan (Kickboxing), Hamza Abughazaleh (Kickboxing), Mohammed Salama (Kickboxing), Anas Al Darbi (Taekwondo), Saleh Al Sharabaty (Taekwondo), Bana Daraghmi (Taekwondo) and Julyana Al Sadeq (Taekwondo)