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The national boxing team players, Muhammad Abu Jaga and Hussein Eishe, succeeded yesterday in winning at the beginning of their journey in the competitions of the Asian Games–Nagoya 2026.
His Highness Prince Omar bin Faisal, President of the Jordan Federation for Electronic Sports, attended the competitions, in support and backing of the national team players, and congratulating them on the victory.
Abu Jaga managed to qualify for the round of 16 in the competitions of the weight under 60 kg, after winning against the Bhutanese player Kinley, setting a date tomorrow Friday with the Indian player Sachin, in a qualifying match for the quarter-finals.
For his part, Hussein Eishe succeeded in qualifying for the quarter-finals of the competitions of the weight under 80 kg, after winning against the Kyrgyzstan player Umurbek Bekjigit Uulu, and will meet next Sunday with the Chinese Wang, in a qualifying match for the semi-finals.
The national boxing team will continue its participation in the tournament today Thursday, as Hanan Nassar begins her journey with a match against the North Korean player An Kum-Bil, in the round of 16 in the competitions of the weight under 51 kg.
Ziad Eishe will also meet with the Palestinian player Muhammad Issa, in the round of 16 in the competitions of the weight under 70 kg.
Electronic Sports ends its journey
The national e-sports team ended its participation in the competitions of the game eFootball, after losing to the Japanese team with a score of 1-2 in the quarter-finals.
The national team had qualified for the quarter-finals after topping Group Five with a perfect score, following its victory over the Bahraini and Myanmar teams with the same score 2-0.
With this result, the national team ended its journey in the eFootball competitions at the quarter-final stage, while the Japanese team qualified for the semi-finals.
Al-Batayneh bids farewell to squash
The national squash team player, Osama Al-Batayneh, left the tournament, after losing to the Hong Kong player Chi Hin Henry with a score of 0-3, in the round of 32.
The match sets ended in favor of the Hong Kong player with scores of 11-7 and 11-4 and 11-6， ending Al-Batayneh's participation in the men's singles competition at the tournament.
The men's singles squash competition features the participation of 33 players, with the event gaining additional importance as the gold medalist qualifies directly for the Olympic Games–Los Angeles 2028.
Al-Tahlah ends his participation
in the saber
The national fencing team player, Abdullah Al-Tahlah, also ended his participation in the saber competition, after losing to the Filipino Christian Jester Concepcion with a score of 8-15， in the round of 32.
Al-Tahlah had qualified for the round of 32 after passing the group stage, facing the Filipino player in his first match in the elimination rounds.
The Jordanian participation in the fencing competition continues today Thursday, through the player Eyad Awada in the epee competition.
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