Jordanian Taekwondo Achieves Best Historical Record
Amman3 min read
Share
The national taekwondo team player, Fadia Kharfan, was crowned yesterday with the gold medal in the under 57 kg weight category, within the twentieth edition of the Asian Games–Nagoya 2026, while her teammates Zaid Mustafa and Muhammad Al-Adraba achieved two bronze medals, raising Jordan's tally, one day before the end of the tournament, to 11 medals, including two golds and3 silvers and6 bronzes, which is the best record in the history of Jordanian participation in the Asian Games in terms of medal colors.
Kharfan succeeded in winning the gold medal after defeating Chinese player Zhang Chuling in the final match with a score of 2-1to become the champion of the under 57 kg weight category.
The Secretary-General of the Jordanian Olympic Committee, Rana Al-Saeed, awarded the national team player Fadia Kharfan the gold medal during the awarding ceremony.
Kharfan started her journey from the quarter-finals, where she defeated the Filipino Jessica Kanbal, before winning against the Thai Natkamon Wasana in the semi-finals, and securing the gold in the final against the Chinese Zhang Chuling with a score of 2-1.
The taekwondo competitions witnessed a remarkable Jordanian performance, as Zaid Mustafa won the bronze medal in the under 68 kg weight category, after defeating the Afghan Hikmatullah Zin in the round of 16and the Mongolian Enkhbayar Gantulga in the quarter-finals, before losing in the semi-finals to the Iranian player Mehdi Haji.
Muhammad Al-Adraba also won the bronze medal in the over 80 kg weight category, after defeating the Japanese Hidenori Ibata in the round of 16and the Kazakhstani Biberis Kaplan in the quarter-finals, before losing in the semi-finals to the Iranian Arian Salimi.
In the over 67 kg weight category, the national team player Rama Abu Al-Rub was eliminated from the quarter-finals after losing to the Korean Song Dabin with a score of 2-0following her victory over the Qatari Noor Muhammad in the round of 16.
With these three medals, the national taekwondo team raised its tally in the Nagoya Asian Games 2026 to 5 medals, including one gold and4 bronzes, which is the best record in the history of Jordanian taekwondo participation in the Asian Games.
Equestrian Advances
The national equestrian team riders, Ibrahim Basharat and Raed Nasser, qualified for the second and final round of the individual jumping competition, category (B)with a height of up to 155 cm.
Basharat, riding the horse «HAPPYNESS»finished ninth in the first round, recording 8 faults and a time of 75.53 seconds, while Nasser, riding the horse «ESFORZADO TILLY Z»finished thirteenth, recording 13 faults and a time of 77.72 seconds.
The two riders will participate in the final round, which will be held today, Sunday, alongside the qualified riders, to compete for the positions and medals in the jumping competition.
