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The national Paralympic teams continue their participation today, Wednesday, in the fifth edition of the Asian Para Games – Nagoya 2026, through their competitions in athletics, powerlifting, and table tennis.
Today, Abi Asaad will compete in the javelin throw final in the F55 category at 11:00 AM Jordan time, while Anas Al-Ananza will participate in the shot put final in the F32 category at 1:00 PM.
Also in athletics, Mohammad Al-Mahdi Musleh will compete in the 1500m qualifiers in the T11 category at 12:15 PM, while Nabil Al-Muqabala will participate in the 5000m final in the T12 category at 2:00 PM.
In powerlifting, Abdelkareem Khattab will compete in the 97 kg weight class at 12:10 PM.
As for table tennis, the duo Faten Oleimat and Ibrahim Sabra will compete in the mixed doubles in the tenth category, where they will meet the Korean duo Juhyeon Park and Young Jung at 9:00 AM, before facing the Thai duo Yan Chai Chuayut and Wassana Sringam at 12:20 PM.
Paralympic champion Omar Qarada had won the gold medal in powerlifting for the 49 kg weight class, opening Jordan's medal tally in the games.
Qarada lifted 176 kg to outperform all his competitors and secure his second consecutive gold medal in the Asian Para Games, and the third in his participation in this tournament.
The national team players look forward to continuing to perform at a high level and achieving positive results that boost Jordan's tally in the games, which are hosted by the Japanese city of Nagoya until October 24.
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