AL-AYASRAH WINS BRONZE AT WORLD CADET TAEKWONDO CHAMPIONSHIP

Jordan’s Mohammad Al-Ayasrah has won a bronze medal at the World Taekwondo Cadet Championships, which have kicked off in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Al-Ayasrah secured bronze in the +78kg category after winning four consecutive bouts against Azerbaijan’s Mohammadov, Mongolia’s Bilguutei Bat-Erdene, Kazakhstan’s Amanay Kuralbayev, and Mexico’s Chavez Espinoza.
He was defeated in the semi-finals by Uzbekistan’s Alisher Bak. Meanwhile, Zainab Basileh (-59kg) won her first two matches against Latvia’s Sofia and Lebanon’s Rebecca, before exiting in the Round of 16 by losing to Belgium’s Serena Badji.
Fatima Al-Abdalat (-46kg) defeated Kazakhstan’s Sulu Abibula in the Round of 64, but was eliminated in the Round of 32 after losing to Spain’s Adriana Rodriguez.