JIU-JITSU SILVER SECURED AT ASIAN GAMES

Mahmoud Jabr has won Jiu Jitsu silver for Jordan in the -77kg competition at the Asian Games – Nagoya 2026.

Jabr opened his campaign by beating Kuwait’s Sayed Ahmad Behbehani in the round of 16, then bypassed Kazakhstan’s Seilkhan Bolatbek in the quarter-final, before beating South Korea’s Park Ji-won in the last four to reach the gold medal match.

Sadly, he lost to UAE’s Mahdi Al-Awlaqi to settle for silver.

Meanwhile, there other Jordanians were in action on the same day with Yanal Qardan losing to Mongolia’s Ariunsug Baasandorj in the round of 32 for the -94kg weight. Ala'a Al-Din Al-Khuzai lost to Malaysia’s Adam Akasyah in the -77kg category and Fawaz Haddadin lost to South Korea’s Kim Hee-dong in the -94kg competition.

The national Jiu-Jitsu team’s participation continues tomorrow, Saturday, featuring Yousef Abu Al-Ragheb and Osama Nabas in the -85kg weight, alongside Maya Ishaqat in the -63kg category.