Fairy tale as Jordan cyclist competes

AMMAN — Day nine may not have brought any success for Jordan at the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, but the delegation was well represented with some strong performances, according to a statement by the Jordan Olympic Committee (JOC). The women’s cycling road race was held on the city’s streets and what a fairy tale it was for Razan Al Sobuh to simply be there at all finished ninth in a tough 28km time trial in a time of 42:00.54. Only six weeks ago, Sobuh was one of six national team cyclists that were struck by a car whilst training on the Airport Road destroying her bike. The JOC stepped in with a new bike. Jordan boxer Mohammad Al Assi wasn’t able to repeat the heroics of his teammates as he lost his opening welterweight (69kg) bout to Turkmenistan’s Serdar Hudayberdiyev, 3-0. On Friday, Jordan’s boxers came out with two victories securing places in the quarter-finals of the competition in Incheon, South Korea. Mohammad Al Wadi beat Tajikistan fighter Asror Vouidov by two rounds to one in the bantamweight division. Obadah Al Kesbeh, who followed his opening round win two days ago with a stunning stoppage of Pakistan’s Al Ahmad in the third round of his lightweight contest. Another win for either boxer in their quarter-final bouts will guarantee a bronze medal.