JORDAN CONCLUDES ASIAN GAMES WITH RECORD BREAKING 11 MEDALS

The curtain fell today, Sunday, on the competitions of the 20th Asian Games – Nagoya 2026, which have been hosted by Japan since September 19, and featured 11,000 athletes representing 45 National Olympic Committees across 43 sports.
The closing ceremony took place at the Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletics Stadium amidst a celebratory atmosphere, with artistic, cultural performances, celebrating the end of the largest multi-sport event on the Asian continent.
The ceremony witnessed the handover of the Olympic Council of Asia flag to the State of Qatar, signaling the transfer of the Games' banner to the capital, Doha, which will host the 21st edition in 2030 for the second time in its history following its hosting of the Games in 2006.
National sport climbing team athlete Joud Farkouh had the honor of raising the Jordanian flag during the closing ceremony, thereby concluding the participation of the Jordanian delegation at the Games.
Jordan concluded its participation with 11 medals, comprising 2 gold, 3 silver and 6 bronze, marking the best Jordanian tally in the history of their Asian Games participation.
The two gold medals came through Mohammad Al-Jafari in Karate and Fadia Al-Kharfan in Taekwondo, while the silver medals were secured by Joud Al-Drous in Karate, Ziad Ishaish in Boxing, Mahmoud Jabr in Jiu-Jitsu.
The six bronze medals, were won by Abdelrahman Al-Masatfa in Karate, Hussein Ishaish in Boxing, alongside Taekwondo athletes Saleh Al-Sharabaty, Jaafar Al-Daoud, Zaid Mustafa, Mohammad Al-Adarbeh.