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Martial Arts and Triathlon Conclude, Karate Continues
The matches for the national boxing team at the 20th Asian Games – Nagoya 2026 became clear after the draw for the competition was held yesterday at the Nishio Gymnasium.
The draw resulted in Hanaan Nassar qualifying directly for the quarter-finals in the 51 kg category, where she will meet North Korean An Kum-Byol on September 28, as the draw exempted both players from the preliminary round.
In the women's 60 kg category, Mais Abu Khadijeh will start her journey from the round of 16 against the Filipino Nesty Petisio next Saturday.
In the men's category, Hodai Ashiash will begin his participation in the 55 kg category from the round of 16, where he will face the Laotian Vanisi Huangthisuan the day after tomorrow, Tuesday.
In the 60 kg category, the draw exempted Mohamed Abu Jaga from the first round, allowing him to qualify directly for the round of 16, where he will await the winner of the match between the Bhutanese Kinley and the Indian Sachin next Friday.
Ziyad Ashiash also qualified directly for the next round in the 70 kg category, as the draw granted him exemption from the preliminary round, where he will await the winner of the match between the Chinese Taipei player Kan Chia Wei and the Palestinian Mohamed Issa next Thursday.
In the 80 kg category, Hussein Ashiash will start his journey from the round of 16 against the Kyrgyzstani Omurbek Bekzhigit Uulu next Wednesday.
Karate Participation Continues
Meanwhile, the national karate team continues its participation in the tournament with the players Abdulrahman Al-Masatfa, Noor Allah Nasser, and Joud Al-Drous.
Al-Masatfa will start his participation in the under 67 kg category from the round of 16, where he will face the Laotian Bona Somphone, and in the quarter-finals of the under 61 kg category, Noor Allah Nasser will meet the Cambodian player Van Chakra, while Al-Drous will face the Saudi player Rana Ali in the same round of the under 68 kg category.
National team players Abdullah Hamad and Yara Nasser concluded their participation in the tournament yesterday, Sunday.
Hamad lost to the Japanese Hiromu Hashimoto with a score of 3-6 in the round of 32 of the under 60 kg category, while Yara Nasser lost to the Nepalese Arika Gurung with a score of 1-7 in the quarter-finals of the women's over 68 kg category.
Martial Arts Ends Its Presence
The mixed martial arts team concluded its participation yesterday, Sunday, after the player Raad Al-Najjar was eliminated from the quarter-finals, losing to the Kyrgyzstani Janibek Olu, in the under 77 kg category, within the traditional style competition.
The other Jordanian representative, Marwan Nassar, suffered an injury the day before, forcing him to leave the competition.
The national triathlon player, Lydia Masih, also concluded her participation in the tournament, finishing the race in a time of 1 hour, 3 minutes, and 39 seconds, placing 16th out of 28 players who participated in the race.
The race included swimming for a distance of 750 meters, cycling for a distance of 20 km, and running for a distance of 5 km.
The Chinese player Lin Xinyu came in first place, winning the gold medal after finishing the race in a time of 57 minutes and 37 seconds, while her compatriot Huang Anxi came in second place, winning the silver medal in a time of 57 minutes and 58 seconds, and the Japanese Manami Hayashi came in third place in a time of 58 minutes and 36 seconds.
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