NATIONAL TOURNAMENT STEPS UP PREPATIONS FOR ASIAN EVENT

The Asian Junior Taekwondo Championships will be held in Amman in July and preparations were stepped up this weekend with the hosting of the two-day National Junior Boys and Girls Open.

Held at the Prince Rashid Hall in Al Hussein Youth City, more than 300 players representing 68 centres took part with the winners placing themselves in a strong position to represent the Kingdom.

Results:

-48kg (male)

1. Khaled Al Qawasmi / Elite 2. Salah Al-Qarini / Renaissance =3. Alaa Al-Jaloudi / Asayad and Hassan Kilani / Abu Libda

-51kg (male)

1. Ahmed Tamimi / Asfour 2. Bahaa El Din El Gamal / Elite =3: Ahmed Albashatwa / Northern Cubes and Islam Al-Ass / Al-Fares

-59kg (male)

1. Louay Nazzal / Asfour 2. Abdullah Danna / Elite =3. Mohammed Al-Sakour / Asi and Mohammed Anaba / Falcons -63kg (male) 1. Abdullah Ayad / Elite 2. Mamoun Al Saleh / Hawks = 3. Yazid Al Bawaer / Asi and Tarek Hussein / Asfour

Weight -68kg (male)

1. Mohammed Shaalan / Al Fares 2. Fahd Abu Rizk / World of Sport =3. Abdul Rahman Sabah / Asaf and Fayez Shalchoub / Abu Libdeh

-73 kg (male) 1. Abdul Hadi Al-Shawali / Al-Beheiri 2. Ahmed Eid / Asfour 3. Ahmed Radwan / Abadi

Weight + 73kg (male)

1.Omar Al-Essawi / Falcons 2. Malik Al Saadi / Star Brightness =3: Zeid Hijazin / Jabal Amman and Mahmoud Al-Nuwairy / Abu Libdeh