CAN TAEKWONDO TEAM ADD TO YOUTH OLYMPICS MEDALS?

DAKAR — Jordan’s next generation of taekwondo fighters will step onto the Youth Olympic stage tomorrow looking to add to the Kingdom’s three previous medals won in the sport at the event.

Layan Al-Rawashdeh (-55kg), Zainab Baseeleh (-63kg), Abdullah Al-Zawahreh (-63
kg) and Ahmad Al-Dahamsha (-73kg) have all arrived in the Senegalese capital of Dakar confident of making an impression.

Al-Rawashdeh meets the host nation’s Marie Sarr in the quarter-finals, while Al-Zawahreh faces Uruguay’s Rodrigo Farriete Da Silva in the round of 16.

Baseeleh awaits the winner of the bout between Saudi Arabia's Gharam Mansour and Iran's Asal Goltapeh while Al-Dahamsha contests his weight on Wednesday, facing Turkey’s Berk Ercan Imamoglu in the round of 16.

In the mixed team competitions, scheduled to take place this coming Thursday, the national team will face Senegal in the quarter-finals.

Jordan’s previous medals were won by Dana Haidar (silver) and Yazan Al-Sadeq (bronze) in the Singapore 2010 edition, while Zaid Mustafa won bronze in the Buenos Aires 2018 Games.