AL SADEQ WINS GRAND PRIX BRONZE
Oct 19, 2019
Juliana Al Sadeq has shown she is fine form by winning bronze at the World Taekwondo Grand Prix in Bulgaria, Sofia.
Al Sadeq lost her semi-final fight to World No. 8 Ruth Gbagby, from Ivory Coast, 18-5.
Earlier though the leading female Jordanian fighter beat Catharine Dumar, from Colombia, and World silver medallist, Jean McPherson, of the USA, 12-10.
In her quarter-final, she beat Serbia’s Nadica Posanic, the Youth Olympic silver medallist, to secure her second Grand Prix bronze of the season and vital Olympic qualifying points.
Her brother, Anas, lost his +80kg fight to Ivan Sabina, from Croatia.
