DOZEN JORDAN MEDALS AT WORLD CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS

Jordan’s Taekwondo clubs secured 12 medals at the World Taekwondo Clubs Championship held in Hanoi, Vietnam.

Jordan’s Gendarmerie team finished second overall seniors with a gold won by Ra’ed Thabit (63kg) and silvers for Anas Adarbeh (80kg) and Mohammad Khalefah (58).

Jabal Amman Club took first in the U17 category with four silvers won by Ibrahim Sbetan, Anas AlSadiq, Saleh Shrabat and Obideah Ghaith, while Mohammad Saleh and Hamzeh Ayman won two bronze.

Sbetan and Saleh also won bronze medals in the individual competitions while Jabal Amman’s young achiever Mustafa Alaham won bronze in the U14 category.

Al Faris won gold through Seef Abu AlS’oud and a silver from Sarah AlTaweel.

Meanwhile, Jabal Amman Club will host the World event next year. Chef de mission Khader Khalifeh received the championship flag for Jordan which will host the event for the first time.