Waleed Qatamash won the gold medal in the under-75 kg weight class in the under-21 category, which also witnessed the crowning of: Balsam Al-Saaida (silver in the under-55 kg weight class), Suhaib Sammour (silver in the under-84 kg weight class), Nazmi Ahmed (bronze in the under-55 kg weight class), Ahmed Hani (bronze in the under-60 kg weight class), Raed Hamza (bronze in the over-84 kg weight class), and Yara Nasser (bronze in the over-68 kg weight class).
In the cadet category, whose competitions were held last Tuesday, the national team won two gold medals through Mustafa Al-Najjar (under-57 kg weight class) and Tariq Ahmed (70 kg weight class), in addition to (7) bronze medals through: Ayham Afaneh (kata), Reham Al-Jahran (under-47 kg weight class), Shiraz Khaled (under-61 kg weight class), Hala Nasser (over-61 kg weight class), Mustafa Abdulrahman (under-63 kg weight class), Mohammed Al-Johari (under-70 kg weight class), and the junior and youth female team kata squad (Joud Abu Khadija, Limar Sababbeh, and Mayar Sababbeh).
In the youth category, held on Wednesday, four players were crowned with gold medals: Hala Ghannam (under-59 kg weight class), Mohammed Al-Najjar (61 kg weight class), Lara Darwish (over-66 kg weight class), and Hatem Al-Harasis (under-68 kg weight class).
Five players also won bronze medals: Layan Al-Saeed (under-53 kg weight class), Lana Ahmed (under-66 kg weight class), Rayan Qatnani (under-76 kg weight class), Qassim Al-Omari (over-76 kg weight class), and Faris Al-Awaisha (individual kata under-21 category).
The closing day was attended by Dr. Raed Sami Al-Adwan, Minister of Youth and Chairman of the Higher Organizing Committee of the Championship, who participated in crowning the players who won the top three places, alongside the President of the Asian Karate Federation, the Presidents of the Arab and West Asian Federations, and the President of the Jordanian Karate Federation, Hassan Masoud, and board members.
Masoud congratulated the national team players on the remarkable results achieved, following great efforts and a long preparation period that ultimately resulted in winning (25) colored medals, placing Jordan third in the general standings after fierce competition with the Iranian and Saudi teams across various championship categories.
Masoud emphasized that this achievement is unprecedented for Jordanian karate, serving as an additional incentive to continue working towards achieving more accomplishments in upcoming fixtures, especially in the World Ranking Premier League in which elite national team stars participate.
He pointed out that the achieved results reflect the magnitude of the work put in by the technical and administrative staff, as well as the male and female players during the preparation period, and affirm the ability of Jordanian karate to compete strongly and achieve outstanding results at both the continental and international levels.
