Kharfan wins Taekwondo silver and Mustafa the bronze
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National Taekwondo team player Fadia Kharfan was crowned today, Saturday, with the silver medal, while her teammate Zaid Mustafa won the bronze medal, on the second day of the Grand Prix tournament held in the French capital, Paris. The event is considered one of the most important and strongest Taekwondo tournaments in the world, featuring the top 32 male and female players in each weight category.
Fadia Kharfan continued her remarkable brilliance on the international stage, adding a new achievement to her record, just a few days after winning the gold medal at the Asian Games hosted in the Japanese city of Nagoya.
The 19-year-old Kharfan succeeded in winning the silver medal in the under 57 kg weight category after achieving four consecutive victories, marking her first medal in the history of her participation in Grand Prix tournaments.
She began her journey by defeating Spaniard Alma Maria Perez Parrado 2-0 in the Round of 32, before overcoming Tunisian Chaima Toumi 2-1 in the Round of 16. She continued her winning streak by defeating Moroccan Amina Darchoul 2-0 in the quarter-finals.
In the semi-finals, Kharfan defeated American Faith Dillon 2-0 to reach the final match, where she lost to the world champion and world number one, Brazilian Maria Clara Pacheco, ending her participation with a silver medal and adding a new achievement to her distinguished career.
In turn, national team player Zaid Mustafa won the bronze medal in the under 68 kg weight category after achieving three consecutive victories. He began his journey by defeating Serbian Zarko Krajisnik 2-0 in the Round of 32, before overcoming Bulgarian Stanislav Mitkov 2-0 in the Round of 16.
Mustafa continued his victories by defeating his national team colleague Zaid Al-Halawani 2-0 in an all-Jordanian quarter-final clash, after Al-Halawani had reached this stage by achieving two consecutive victories.
In the semi-finals, Mustafa lost to Uzbek Najmiddin Qosymkhodjaev, ending his participation with the bronze medal.
It is noteworthy that national team player Jafar Al-Daoud opened Jordan's medal tally in the tournament yesterday, Friday, by winning the bronze medal in the under 58 kg weight category, bringing the national team's total to three medals: one silver and two bronzes.
