JORDAN SHINE IN FINAL DAY OF ARAB FENCING

There was one last medals rush for Jordan who performed well on the final day of the Arab Juniors Fencing Championships hosted by the Kingdom’s federation at Princess Sumaya Hall in Al Hussein Sport City.

The team events took centre stage with the females winning gold in the Epee weapon, beating Lebanon in the final with both Palestine and UAE settling for bronze.

The Cadet female team also took gold in the Foil weapon, beating the UAE, while Lebanon took third.

In the male Foil event, Jordan lost to Kuwait in the final, while Iraq and the UAE shared third. The male Cadet team took bronze in the Sabre behind Iraq who finished second and Kuwait who took gold.

Despite the final day honours, Jordan settled for second behind Kuwait in the final medals standings, while Iraq took third.

Jordan Olympic Committee (JOC) Secretary General Nasser Majali joined officials at the closing presentation for the Championship which attracted six Arab countries including Iraq, Kuwait, UAE, Lebanon, Palestine and Jordan.