AMMAN — Female athletes in Jordan won a total of 203 medals in
various local and international sports in 2022, according to the
Jordanian Olympic Committee.
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The statistics were released on
International Women's Day,
Wednesday.
Local and international successThe medals were won across a variety of sports and tournaments,
including 6,286 local tournament participations and 350 foreign tournament
participations.
The number of players in national teams reached 468, with 428
female coaches and 398 female referees.
Notable WinsAmong the standout successes was Juliana Al-Sadeq, the star of the
national taekwondo team, who became the first Arab female player to top the
world ranking list in the sport.
Meanwhile, Yara Kakish, a player on the national jiu-jitsu team,
won the gold medal at the seventh Asian championship held in Bangkok.
Asmaa Abu Rabie, a member of the national sports shooting team, won
first place and the gold medal in the air pistol (10m) competitions at the Arab
championship held in Egypt.
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