JIU-JITSU JUST MISS OUT ON MEDALS AT ASIAN BEACH GAMES

Jordan’s Jiu-Jitsu team concluded its participation on Friday at the 6th Asian Beach Games, held in Sanya, China.
In today’s competitions, Alaa Al-Din Al-Khazaei contested the final bout for the -77kg bronze medal.
He began his campaign with a victory over Tajikistan’s Ramshid Abdulloev in the Round of 32. In the Round of 16, Al-Khazaei defeated Qatar’s Ahmed Al-Qaradaghi before losing in the quarter-finals to South Korea’s Park Jae-won.
He then moved to the bronze medal bracket, where he won his first bout against Saudi Arabia’s Osama Saleh, but lost his second bout to South Korea’s Ko Bon-chul.
From the women’s team, Simaza Khat secured a win in the Round of 16 in the -57kg category against Laos’ Toki Singdakhi, before losing in the quarter-finals to Pakistan’s Ambarin.
She then moved to the bronze medal round, where she lost her first bout to Thailand’s Aksarapak Serimak.
Mahmoud Jabr won his opening bout in the -77kg category against Thailand’s Kampanart Polbut, before losing his second bout to the UAE’s Mahdi.
Meanwhile, both Mohammad Omit and Sina Nabas were defeated in their opening bouts in their respective weight categories.