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The national Paralympic teams concluded their participation in the fifth edition of the Asian Para Games–Nagoya 2026, which was held in the Japanese city of Nagoya from October 18 to 24, with the participation of 13 male and female athletes in three sports.
Jordan won five medals: two golds, one silver, and two bronzes; four of them in powerlifting and one in athletics, while table tennis players participated in singles and mixed doubles competitions.
The national Paralympic powerlifting team won four medals, as Omar Qarada opened Jordan's tally by winning gold in the 49 kg weight class after lifting 176 kg, achieving his third Asian gold.
Abdelkareem Khattab added the second gold by topping the 97 kg weight class after lifting 241 kg, setting a new tournament record and achieving his third gold in the Asian Para Games.
Asmaa Issa won bronze in the 79 kg weight class, having previously won silver in the same weight class at the Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, which was held in 2023.
Tharwat Al-Hajjaj also won bronze in the 86 kg weight class after lifting 129 kg, continuing her presence on Asian podiums and winning her fourth medal in the history of the games.
In athletics, Nabil Al-Muqabala won silver in the 1500m race in the T12 category, finishing second with a time of 4:07.97 minutes, while he finished fifth in the 5000m race, achieving a new personal best of 15:37.33 minutes.
Mohammad Al-Mahdi Musleh finished fourth in the 5000m race in the T11 category with a time of 18:11.38 minutes, while he finished the 1500m race in fifth place.
Anas Ananza came seventh in the shot put in the F32 category, recording 7.03 meters.
Abi Asaad finished the javelin throw competition in the F55 category in seventh place with a distance of 21.54 meters, while he finished fourth in the shot put in the same category after recording 10.32 meters.
In table tennis, Faten Eleimat reached the quarter-finals of the women's singles for the 4-5 category after defeating Kuwait's Ahed Al-Rashidi 3-0 in the group stage and losing to India's Bhavina Patel.
In the round of 16, Eleimat defeated Japan's Ena Miyazaki 3-2, before losing to Thailand's Wijittra Jaion 1-3 in the quarter-finals.
Ibrahim Sabra ended his participation in the men's singles for the 4-5 category after losing to Japan's Kazuyuki Shishino and Korea's Jayeon Park in the group stage.
In the mixed doubles for the 10th category, the Jordanian duo Faten Eleimat and Ibrahim Sabra lost to the Korean duo, then to the Thai duo, concluding the team's participation in the table tennis competitions.
At the conclusion of the participation, the head of the Jordanian delegation, Amer Lafi, said: "We are very proud of what our male and female athletes presented in this tournament, and the high spirit they showed and the results they achieved, especially since some of the participants are from the junior category, and their participation formed an important experience that contributed to enhancing their expertise and preparing them for upcoming events."
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