KARATE THIRD IN ISTANBUL
Sep 04, 2016
Jordan finished third in the Istanbul International Youth and Juniors Karate Championship, where they achieved two silver and three bronze medals.
Abdullah Hammad (juniors U52kg) and Rakan Al Drous (youth 76kg) took the silver medals whileYazan Al Taher (juniors U63kg), Tala Al Mousa (youth U48kg) and Aseel Al Nuaimi (youth U59kg) all won bronze.
The host nation Turkey won the event with Ukraine in second.
Jordan boasts a number of strong karate fighters, which bodes well for the 2020 Olympic where the sport has been voted onto the schedule in Tokyo.
