JORDAN TAEKWONDO STARLETS LEARN YOUTH OLYMPIC OPPONENTS

Jordan’s four Taekwondo fighters have discovered their opponents following the draw for the competitions at the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, Senegal.
The draw took place on Friday evening, with Layan Al-Rawashdeh, Zainab Baseeleh, Abdullah Al-Zawahreh and Ahmad Al-Dahamsha representing Jordan across four weight categories.
Three of the athletes will begin their campaigns on Tuesday.
Layan Al-Rawashdeh, competing in the -55kg category, will face Senegal’s Marie Sarr in the quarter-finals.
In the -63kg category, Abdullah Al-Zawahreh has been drawn against Uruguay’s Rodrigo Farriete Da Silva in the round of 16.
Fellow -63kg competitor Zainab Baseeleh will enter at the quarter-final stage, where she will face the winner of the contest between Saudi Arabia’s Gharam Mansour and Iran’s Asal Goltapeh.
Ahmad Al-Dahamsha will compete on Wednesday in the -73kg category, facing Turkey’s Berk Ercan Imamoglu in the round of 16.
Jordan will also face Senegal in the quarter-finals of the mixed team competition, scheduled for Thursday.
The Jordanian team will be aiming to add to the country’s medal record in Youth Olympic taekwondo.
Jordan has won three medals in the sport at previous editions of the Games: silver for Dana Haidar and bronze for Yazan Al-Sadeq at Singapore 2010, followed by bronze for Zaid Mustafa at Buenos Aires 2018.