National Judo player, Mahmoud Jbr, won the silver medal today, Friday, in the under 77 kg category, as part of the Asian Games – Nagoya 2026.
Jbr started his journey by defeating the Kuwaiti Sayed Ahmed Bahbahani in the round of 16, then surpassing the Kazakhstani Seyilkhan Bulatbek in the quarterfinals, before winning against the South Korean Park Ji-Won in the semifinals, reaching the final match which he lost to the Emirati Mahdi Al-Awali.
Today's competitions also saw the participation of three other Jordanian players, where Ya'nal Qardan lost to the Mongolian Ariunsukh Baasandorj in the round of 32 for under 94 kg, while Alaa Al-Din Al-Khaza'i lost to the Malaysian Adam Akasia in the under 77 kg category. Fawaz Haddadin also lost to the South Korean Kim Hee-Dong in the under 94 kg category.
The national judo team's participation continues tomorrow, Saturday, with the participation of Yousef Abu Al-Ragheb and Osama Nabas in the under 85 kg category, and Maya Ishaqat in the under 63 kg category.
