JU-JITSU HEAD TO ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

Jordan have arrived in Bangkok, Thailand, to compete at the 7th Asian Ju-Jitsu Championships, which starts on Friday and continue through to Tuesday.
The delegation included: Zaid Jarandouqa, Head of the Delegation; Referee, Abdullah Nabas; and Coaches Haider Al-Rasheed and Lama Al-Qubbaj.
The fighters include Muhammad Tamer Tajka, Hussein Zaid Al-Rasheed, Abdul Rahman Abu Rumaila, Alaa Al-Khuza’i, Mahmoud Jaber, Abdul Karim Al-Rasheed, Abdullah Gawish, Qamar Ahmed Taif, Rania Moqbel and Yasmine Osama Al-Alami, Batoul Muhannad Jikat and Yara Qaqish.
The Ju-Jitsu team is looking to continue their success at the Asian Championships which will see more than 500 male and female athletes compete from 30 countries.
At the last edition in Bahrain, the national team won two gold, three silver and one bronze medal.
Jordan is recognised as one of the strongest Ju-Jitsu nations in Asia, winning a total haul of 29 medals, including 10 gold, nine silver and 10 bronze medals over the past six editions.