WISHAH SET FOR OLYMPIC HISTORY ON SUNDAY
Oct 31, 2026
Huda Wishah will become the first female Jordanian Judo athlete to compete at a Youth Olympic Games when she starts her campaign in the Senegalese capital, Dakar, on Sunday.
The draw placed Wishah against Greek Judoka, Eirini Papatheodorou, in the round of 16 of the -44kg category, which get underway at 1pm Jordan time.
Also in the 12-strong category are Judoka from Poland, Senegal, Venezuela, Djibouti, Turkey, Belarus, Botswana, the Dominican Republic, Mauritania, Italy as well as Jordan and Greece.