National teams await the start of their journey in the Asian Games

Yara Nasser will kick off the national team's participation tomorrow in the over 68 kg weight category, while Abdullah Hammad will compete in the under 60 kg category.

The Jordanian participation continues on Monday with Nourallah Nasser in the under 61 kg category, Abdel Rahman Al-Masatfa in the under 67 kg category, and Jude Al-Daroos in the under 68 kg category.

The national team concludes its participation on Tuesday with the appearance of Mohammad Al-Jafari in the under 84 kg weight category.

During training yesterday, Friday, the national team athletes confirmed their high morale and readiness to compete, expressing their aspiration to perform at their best, confirm the progress reached by Jordanian karate, and compete strongly for achievements in the Nagoya Asian Games.

The national team aspires to continue its brilliance in various competitions and confirm its distinguished presence in the Asian Games, as Jordanian karate has previously achieved 14 medals in the history of its participation in the Games, consisting of one gold medal, 4 silver medals, and 9 bronze medals.

In the last edition, hosted by the Chinese city of Hangzhou, the national team achieved 5 medals, including two silvers by Abdel Rahman Al-Masatfa and Hassan Masarweh, and three bronze medals by Mohammad Al-Jafari, Abdullah Hammad, and Jude Al-Daroos.

For her part, athlete Lydia Musleh is preparing to enter the triathlon competitions, which will also take place tomorrow, Sunday.

Lydia represents Jordan in this competition through her participation in the middle-distance race, which consists of a 750-meter sea swim, a 20 km cycling race, and a 5 km run.

National team coach Abdulaziz Al-Shuaibi confirmed that the competition will not be easy, as the Asian continent includes many teams that dominate world championships, such as China, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, and others. Therefore, the goal of the Jordanian participation is to collect the largest number of points in order to qualify for the Los Angeles Olympics.

In turn, athlete Lydia explained that her preparations for the Asian Games began about 3 months ago through training in conditions similar to the high humidity in Nagoya, stressing that her ambition is focused on achieving the best possible position.

She added that the Asian Games competitions will be an opportunity for her to collect points in search of Olympic qualification.

Habib continues his preparations

National gymnastics team athlete Ahmad Habib continues his preparations in the Japanese city of Nagoya in preparation for the Asian Games competitions.

Habib begins his participation in the Games the day after tomorrow, Monday, by competing in the pommel horse event during the qualifying round, which will determine those who qualify for the event final scheduled for next Thursday.

20 athletes representing 13 countries are participating in the pommel horse competition: Jordan, Bangladesh, Iran, Japan, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Mongolia, the Philippines, Qatar, Singapore, Thailand, Chinese Taipei, and Vietnam.

Habib confirmed his readiness to compete, saying: "My preparations are going well, and I have focused during the past period on the technical details of the pommel horse. I look forward to giving my best in the qualifying round and executing the routine as required, and I hope I succeed in qualifying for the final."

For his part, the national gymnastics team coach, Uzbek Ruslan Ergashiv, confirmed that Habib is continuing his preparations well, noting that recent training has focused on stabilizing the routine and raising the level of precision in performance before the start of the competitions, emphasizing the importance of the experience the athlete will gain by competing against the best players on the continent.

Boxing team is ready

In turn, the national boxing team recently concluded its training camp in the city of Nishio in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, which saw the participation of 12 teams preparing for the Asian Games: Japan, Thailand, the Philippines, Uzbekistan, Qatar, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Mongolia, India, Kazakhstan, and Afghanistan, in addition to the national team.

The Nishio camp came as a continuation of the training camp held by the national team in Thailand, as part of its preparation plan for participating in the Asian Games.

The national team is represented in the boxing competitions by: Mohammad Abu Jajeh, Hussein Ishaish, Huzaifa Ishaish, Ziad Ishaish, Mais Abu Khadija, and Hanan Nassar, under the supervision of coaches Dagoberto, Diaz Scott, and Odai Al-Hindawi.

The boxing competitions start on September 21, as the national team looks forward to providing outstanding levels and competing for medals.

It is noteworthy that the sport of boxing has previously achieved five medals for Jordan in the history of the Asian Games, including one silver medal and four bronze medals.