TEAM JORDAN DEPARTS FOR YOUTH OLYMPICS

Jordan’s first delegation has departed for West Africa where they will compete in the 4th Youth Olympic Games being held in the Senegalese capital, Dakar, from October 31 to November 13.
Members of the administrative delegation were joined by the Swimming and Judo teams as they prepare to compete first for Jordan over the coming days.
Swimmers Michael Al-Wer and Serena Mehyar are accompanied by coach, Mohammad Al-Radaideh, while Judoka, Huda Wishah, will be coached by Bilal Al-Qleilat.
The rest of the 13-athlete delegation will travel over the next week with Jordan set to also be represented in Taekwondo, Boxing, Beach Wrestling, Athletics, Fencing and Triathlon.
This is the largest ever Jordanian delegation for a Youth Olympic Games in terms of the number of sports, while the number of athletes equals the record set at the Buenos Aires 2018 edition.
Jordan have participated in the previous three editions of the Games, successfully harvesting three medals comprising of one silver and two bronze in Taekwondo.
The Youth Olympic Games – Dakar 2026 is expected to feature the participation of approximately 2,700 athletes competing across 25 sports, in the first Olympic event hosted by the African continent