AMMAN — Jordan will on Thursday host a one-day friendly
Takewondo championship to aid attending athletes prepare for the Asian
qualifiers, ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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“The friendly championship will begin and end on Thursday,
and will feature various players from our national team, in addition to athletes
from Russia, the Tunisian Olympic team, a player from Morocco and two from
Georgia,” Jordan Taekwondo Federation Secretary and Spokesperson Feisal
Al-Abdallat, told Jordan News
The tournament will be held in a closed hall in one of
Amman’s hotels.
“Taekwondo is a combat sport and requires (direct) contact
to boost the level of players and keep them ready. Another championship will be
organized next week and may see turnout from new players,” Al-Abdallat
explained, noting that two Brazilian players could not attend this week’s
tournament after testing positive for COVID-19.
Jordanian referees accredited by the International Taekwondo
Federation will preside over the matches digitally, Al-Abdallat said, adding
that it will feature “real competition”.
A qualification match is scheduled to be held between Bana
Dharaghmeh and Natalie Al-Hmeidi on April 10 at the under 57kg weight group,
after which the winner will be nominated for the Olympic qualifiers.
The national team is gearing to take part in the Asian
Olympic qualifiers, which are set to be held in the Kingdom between May 21 and
May 23. The tournament will host 120 players competing across eight accredited
Olympic weight groups, distributed equally among the two genders; after which,
the 16 players who earn first and second places in each weight group will
qualify for the Olympics.
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