JORDAN FINISH YOUTH OLYMPICS WITH A BRONZE
Oct 17, 2018
Jordan have completed their competition at the 3rd Youth Olynpic Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina, with a bronze medal.
The final member of the delegation competed on Tuesday, with Karate youngster, Abdullah Hammad, narrowly missing out on the later stages of the -61kg competition.
Hammad beat the host nation’s Roderigo Tello in his frst fight, before losing to Macedonia’s Vesle Faheek and drawing with Saudi Arabia’s Mohammad Al Ossairi.
He finished third in his four-man group behind Al Ossairi and Faheek who went through.
A record number of Jordanians – 12 – qualified for the Games with Taekwondo’s Zaid Mustafa bringing home the bronze medal.
