Four Jordanian medals in the Nagoya Asian Games

Mahmoud Jaber was also crowned with the jiu-jitsu silver medal in the under-77 kg weight category, following a series of victories over competitors from Kuwait, Kazakhstan, and South Korea, before losing the final to Emirati Mahdi Al-Awlaqi.

In taekwondo competitions, Saleh Al-Sharabaty won the bronze medal in the under-80 kg weight category, adding his third Asian medal to his tally following the Hangzhou 2022 silver and Jakarta 2018 bronze, while 19-year-old Jafar Al-Daoud achieved the bronze in the under-58 kg weight category in his first-ever Asian Games participation, following an impressive performance against competitors from Kyrgyzstan and Vietnam.

Eshaish's Silver

Eshaish qualified for the final bout after 3 consecutive victories, starting by defeating Palestinian Mohammed Issa in the Round of 16, before overcoming Tajikistan's Shamsher Saidov in the quarter-finals, and in the semi-finals, he defeated Japan's Sewon Okazawa, the gold medalist of the previous edition.

The current medal is Eshaish's second at the Asian Games level, as he had previously won the bronze medal in the Jakarta 2018 edition.

It is worth noting that player Hussein Eshaish won the bronze medal in the under-80 kg weight category, wrapping up our national team's participation in the Nagoya Asian Games with a tally of one silver and one bronze.

Jiu-Jitsu Silver

Jaber began his campaign by defeating Kuwaiti Sayed Ahmed Behbehani in the Round of 16, then surpassed Kazakhstan's Siyilkhan Bolatbek in the quarter-finals, before winning against South Korean Park Ji-won in the semi-finals, reaching the final match which he lost to Emirati Mahdi Al-Awlaqi.

Yesterday's competitions witnessed the participation of three other Jordanian players, as Yanal Qardan lost to Mongolian Ariunsukh Baasandorj in the Round of 32 for the under-94 kg weight category, while Alaa Al-Din Al-Khuzaie lost to Malaysian Adam Akasyah in the under-77 kg weight category competitions.</s2> <!-- wait, mapping --> <s12>Yesterday's competitions witnessed the participation of three other Jordanian players, as Yanal Qardan lost to Mongolian Ariunsukh Baasandorj in the Round of 32 for the under-94 kg weight category, while Alaa Al-Din Al-Khuzaie lost to Malaysian Adam Akasyah in the under-77 kg weight category competitions.

Fawaz Haddadin also lost to South Korean Kim Haedong in the under-94 kg weight category competitions.

The national jiu-jitsu team's participation continues today, Saturday, with the participation of Youssef Abu Al-Ragheb and Osama Nabilsi in the under-85 kg weight category, and Maya Isshakhat in the under-63 kg weight category.

The Two Taekwondo Bronzes

Saleh Al-Sharabaty succeeded in winning the bronze medal in the under-80 kg weight category, adding his third Asian medal to his career, following the Hangzhou 2022 silver and Jakarta 2018 bronze.

Al-Sharabaty opened his campaign by winning in the Round of 16 against Tajik Aslanbek Fazilov with a score of 2-0, before defeating Japanese Takato Kato in the quarter-finals by the same score.

In the semi-finals, Al-Sharabaty lost to Uzbek Jasurbek Jaysunov, ending his participation crowned with the bronze medal.

For his part, 19-year-old Jafar Al-Daoud succeeded in winning the bronze medal in the under-58 kg weight category, during his first participation in the Asian Games.

Al-Daoud started his campaign by defeating Kyrgyz Alisher Asimbek Uulu 2-0 in the Round of 16, then overcame Vietnamese Hoang Truong Nguyen 2-1 in the quarter-finals.

In the semi-finals, Al-Daoud lost to Filipino Kurt Bryan Barbosa, concluding his first Asian Games participation by winning the bronze medal.