GOLDEN SQUASH DOUBLE IN POLAND
Nov 10, 2026
Osama Al-Batayneh and Jana Al-Talawi have both won gold medals at the Polish Junior Open Championship in Kraków.
Al-Batayneh captured gold in the U19 age category following four consecutive victories, opening with a victory over Switzerland’s Wojciech Wesołowski (3-0) and followed by wins over another Swiss player, Nick Greter (3-1), and Malta’s Julian Scerri (3-0) in the semi-final.
In the final, he beat France’s second seed, Théo Baudry, 3-1, to take the title.
Al-Talawi made it a Jordan double with gold in the U15 age group, securing three victories without dropping a single game.
She opened with a win over Poland’s Hanna Garbarczyk, then overcame another host player, Natalia Rapus in the semi-finals, before making it hat-trick of wins over Polish players by defeating top seed Hania Górecka, in the final match.