GOLD FOR OLYMPIC SIBLINGS

Jordan’s Olympic siblings Khader and Talita Baqleh have both won gold at the 4th Arab Swimming Championships being held in Tunisia.

Khader, who competed in the last Olympics and is now making waves on the US college scene, took gold in the 200m Freestyle after clocking a time of 1 minute 47.53 seconds to set a new Arab record.

He then set a new Jordan record in the 100m Butterfly with a time of 53.94 seconds on his way to silver.

His sister, Talita, a two-time Olympian, then took gold in the 50m Butterfly in 25.37 seconds before clinching bronze in the 50m backstroke.

The mixed team of Khader, Mohammad Al Bdour, Talita and Rahaf Baqleh added a Jordan silver in the 4x100 Relay.

Lydia Al Safadi added bronze in the 200m Medley; Amro Al Wir won bronze in the 100m Breaststroke, and the men’s team of Khader, Al Bdour, Al Wir and Awad Kahlid added bronze in the 4x100.