The Jordanian Special Olympics delegation was crowned with 15 medals, at the conclusion of the second edition of the 10th Regional Games for Special Olympics in the Middle East and North Africa, held in Cairo with the participation of 12 Arab countries.
The Jordanian delegation participated in 3 sports: equestrian, weightlifting, and rhythmic gymnastics, and won 3 silver and 12 bronze medals. The equestrian team won one silver and 7 bronze medals, and the weightlifting team won 2 silver and 4 bronze medals. The gymnastics team also won a bronze medal, marking the first participation of the Special Olympics in this sport, which was recently introduced to the program.
On the last day of the championship, the players participating in the tournament were crowned during the closing ceremony in the presence of the Regional President of Special Olympics International for the Middle East and North Africa, Engineer Ayman Abdel Wahab, and the heads of the participating delegations.
The Director of the Jordanian Special Olympics, Dr. Ali Al-Shoaihin, received an honorary shield before presenting the Jordanian Special Olympics shield to the Regional Presidency of Special Olympics and the Secretary-General of the Egyptian Special Olympics.
