The taekwondo national team is represented by four male and female athletes: Lyan Al-Rawashdeh, Zainab Bseileh, Abdullah Al-Zawahreh, and Ahmed Al-Dahamsha, under the supervision of technical director Faris Al-Assaf and coach Mohammed Al-Assaf. In the boxing events, Jordan is represented by Abdullah Tughough and Tala Hussein, under the supervision of coach Omar Al-Majali. In swimming, Michael Al-Worr and Serena Mahyar are participating, under the supervision of coach Mohammed Al-Radaida.
In the beach wrestling events, Jordan is represented by Adam Abu Fareh, under the supervision of coach Yahya Abu Tabikh. In the athletics events, runner Qusay Al-Ramadhin is participating, under the supervision of coach Atta Al-Balawi. In the fencing events, Jordan is represented by Celine Abu Obaid, under the supervision of coach Wojtek Adrian van Barneveld.
In the triathlon events, athlete Maria Al-Haddadin is participating, under the supervision of coach Elias Nawareh, while Jordan is represented in the judo events by athlete Huda Wushah, under the supervision of coach Bilal Al-Qleilat.
It is worth noting that Jordan has maintained its presence in all three previous editions of the Youth Olympic Games and has successfully won three medals, all in the sport of taekwondo, consisting of one silver and two bronzes. The silver medal came through athlete Dana Haider in the first edition hosted by Singapore in 2010, which also witnessed athlete Yazan Al-Sadeq crowned with the bronze, while athlete Zaid Mustafa achieved Jordan's third bronze in the 2018 Buenos Aires edition.
The fourth edition of the Youth Olympic Games was originally scheduled to be held in 2022, before being postponed to 2026 due to the repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic. The games are expected to witness the participation of about 2,700 male and female athletes from around the world, competing in 25 sports, in the first Olympic event hosted by the African continent.
