KARATE TEAM SET FOR WORLD YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP

Jordan’s best young karate stars are in Indonesia where they will take part in the World Karate Youth Championships.

Huda Jaber, Nabeel Al Shweki and Mohammad Al Rfa’i will represent Jordan in the U21, while Mohammad Fahed and Mazin Al Ju’aidi will play for the youth titles, and Ali Ismael and Ali Al Habashneh compete in juniors.

Meanwhile, a number of referees have achieved fight judge certification (A) and Kata judge qualifications. Abeer Hussein became the first Jordanian female to become a fight judge and Kata judge (B), while Ibrahim Al Deqs also achieved the (B) certificate.

Coaches Na’el Oemer and Shadi Al Najjar passed their international coaching course to obtain international accreditation of the first class.