KARATE TEAM ARRIVES IN BALI FOR ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIP

Jordan’s in form Karate team has arrived in Bali ahead of the Asian Senior Karate Championship.
Led by the President of the Jordanian Karate Federation, Hassan Masmoud, the fighters are also supported by: administrator and national teams’ director, Firas Hassouneh; technical director, Captain Mohammad Fityan; coach, Hossein Rouhani; therapist, Hala Al-Maharmeh; therapist, Muaath Al-Madani; and fitness trainer Ahmad Bilal.
The squad includes Olympic medallist Abdel Rahman Al-Masatfa along with Mohammad Al-Jafari, Abdullah Hammad, Afif Ghaith, Saeed Al-Najjar, Abdel Rahman Haimour, Waleed Qatamish, Joud Al-Drous, Yara Nasser and Noor Nasser.
The tournament will see the national team compete in both individual and team kumite (fighting) events.
These competitions carry particular importance, as they serve as a qualifying pathway to the World Team Karate Championships, scheduled to take place in November in the Chinese city of Hangzhou.