AL-KHARFAN WINS GOLD AS JORDAN ACHIEVES HISTORIC MEDAL HAUL

Fadia Al-Kharfan has won Jordan’s first 20th Asian Games gold medal in the -57kg Taekwondo weight in Nagoya, Japan.
She took gold after beating China’s Zhang Chuling 2-1 in the final, having earlier recorded victories over The Philippines' Jessica Canabal and Thailand's Natkamon Wassana.
JOC Secretary-General Rana Al-Saeed was on hand to crown Al-Kharfan with the gold during the medal ceremony.
Meanwhile, teammates Zaid Mustafa and Mohammad Al-Adarbeh secured two bronze medals, raising Jordan's tally to 11 medals, comprising 2 gold, 3 silver and 6 bronze, the best haul ever in the history of Jordanian participation at the Asian Games.
Mustafa’s medal came in the -68kg weight category after defeating Afghanistan's Hikmatullah Zain in the round of 16, then Mongolia's Enkhbayar Gantulga in the quarter-final, before losing in the semi-final to Iran’s Mehdi Haji.
Al-Adarbeh won bronze in the +80kg weight after defeating Japan's Hidenori Ibata in the round of 16, then Kazakhstan's Beibarys Kablan in the quarter-final, before losing in the last four to Iran's Arian Salimi.
In the women’s +67kg category, Rama Abu Al-Rub lost in the quarter-final round to South Korea's Song Da-bin, after her victory over Qatar's Noor Mohammad in the round of 16.
With these three medals, the Taekwondo team raised its tally at the Nagoya 2026 Asiad to five medals, including 1 gold and 4 bronze, representing the best tally in the history of Jordanian Taekwondo participation at the Asian Games.