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Eshaish Qualifies for Asian Games Boxing Quarterfinals

Tennis and Weightlifting Journey Begins Today

Eshaish Qualifies for Asian Games Boxing Quarterfinals

National boxing team player, Hadeef Eshaish, qualified for the quarterfinals of the under 55 kg category in the Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026, after defeating Chinese Taipei's Bing Chia-Feng with a score of 4-1 in the round of 16.

Eshaish started his journey in the tournament by winning against Vanisi Hiwangthisuan from Laos in the round of 32, continuing his journey in the weight category.

Eshaish will meet Yamaguchi Rui from Japan tomorrow in the quarterfinals, aiming to continue his journey in the competition and progress towards the podium.

In the women's competition, national team player, Mays Al-Reem Abu Khadijah, lost to the Filipino Nesty Petisio in the round of 16 of the under 60 kg category.

The national team continues its participation today as Hussein Eshaish will face the Chinese Wang in the second match in the 80 kg category in the quarterfinals.

Tennis Starts Today

The national tennis team begins its journey in the tournament today, Sunday, as Zaid Al-Meshani meets Pakistan's Murtaza Mozammel in the round of 64. If he qualifies, he will face the top-ranked player in the tournament, Wong Kuliman from Hong Kong.

Player Mohammed Al-Qutb will start his journey tomorrow, Monday, by facing China Taipei's Yu Hesio in the round of 32.

Al-Meshani and Al-Qutb will then compete in the doubles.

Team coach Ahmed Al-Hadid confirmed that the preparations for the Meshani and Qutb duo started early with morning and evening training sessions, aiming to reach the competition date in the best possible readiness.

Al-Salaj Opens His Participation

National weightlifting team player, Asim Al-Salaj, opens his participation today, Sunday, in the 110 kg category competition, alongside 11 players representing China, Iran, Japan, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Palestine, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Chinese Taipei, and Uzbekistan.

Al-Salaj, aged 22, is the second youngest participant in this weight category, and he aims to improve his personal records and compete for advanced positions during his participation.

Al-Salaj intensified his training in the past few days to reach the highest level of readiness before competing in the tournament.

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