Silver and bronze for Jordan at the Taekwondo Grand Prix
Al-Kharfan and Mustafa shine in the championship
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Yesterday, national taekwondo team player Fadia Al-Kharfan won the silver medal, while Zaid Mustafa won the bronze, during the competitions of the third leg of the Grand Prix series (G6), which concludes today in the French capital, Paris.
Al-Kharfan's silver medal adds a new achievement to her record, following her coronation with the gold medal at the Asian Games - Nagoya 2026, as she continued her strong presence in international competitions and reached the final of the Paris leg, after a series of victories in the under-57 kg weight category.
Al-Kharfan began her journey in the Paris leg by defeating Spain's Alma Perez 2-0 in the Round of 32, then overcame Tunisia's Chaima Toumi 2-1 in the Round of 16 and Morocco's Oumaima El Bouchti with the same score in the quarter-finals, before getting past American Faith Dillon in the semi-finals to reach the final match, which she lost to Brazil's Maria Clara, earning the silver medal.
For his part, Mustafa won the bronze medal in the under-68 kg weight category, after starting his journey by defeating Serbia's Zarko Krajisnik 2-0 in the Round of 32, then overcoming Bulgaria's Stanislav Mitkov with the same score in the Round of 16, before deciding the match against his teammate Zaid Al-Halawani in the quarter-finals to reach the semi-finals, where he lost to Uzbekistan's Najmiddin Kosikhodjaev 0-2.
Al-Halawani had reached the quarter-finals in the same weight category after defeating Norway's Kristian Borgen 2-1 in the Round of 32 and overcoming France's Theo Lucien in the Round of 16, before his participation ended with a defeat against his teammate Zaid Mustafa.
In the under-67 kg weight category, Razan Al-Rawashdeh exited the championship following her 1-2 defeat against China's Zheng Jie.
Today, Saleh Al-Sharabaty competes in the under-80 kg weight category, concluding Jordan's participation in this leg.
Jaafar Al-Dawood had opened Jordan's participation by winning the bronze medal in the under-58 kg weight category, thereby completing the national team's presence on the podiums with Al-Kharfan's silver and Mustafa's bronze.
The Paris leg is part of the six-star (G6) rated Grand Prix series, which brings together an elite group of the world's most prominent players and provides important points in the international rankings related to the qualification path for the Olympic Games, according to the approved taekwondo system.
