Jordan wins 7 medals at Asian Para Games

AMMAN — Jordan finished with a total  of 7 medals at the 4thAsian ParaGames which concluded in Hangzhou, China late Saturday.

Jordan took 15thspot on the medals table with (4 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze medal) with powerlifting securing 5 of the 7 medals. The Kingdom won gold in powerlifting 49kg and 88kg, athletics 1500m T13 category and shot put F34 category; silver in powerlifting 79kg and 86 kg, and one bronze in powerlifting 107kg.

It was Jordan’s best finish to date in the past Asian Para Games. 

The Para Games is a multi-sport event for athletes with physical disabilities and is also known as Para Asiad. The multi-sport event regulated by the Asian Paralympic Committee is held every four years after every Asian Games.

Over 3,000 para-athletes from across Asia contended in 501 competitive events in 22 sports, before the closing ceremony handed over the flag to the next c0-hosts, Aichi-Nagoya, Japan 2026.

Earlier this summer, Hangzhou also hosted the 19th Asian Games where Jordan won 9 medals as the Kingdom  finished with 5 silver and 4 bronze medals in three competitions: Karate, taekwondo and basketball.

Jordan won its first gold at the 2006 Doha Games by taekwondo fighter Mohammed Al Bakhit. In 1998, Alaa Kotkot became the first Jordanian woman to win a medal- a silver  in taekwondo.Total overall medals at the past Games for Jordan were: Seoul 1986 (4), Hiroshima 1994 (3), Bangkok 1998 (5), Busan 2002 (2), Doha 2006 (8), Guangzhou 2010 (6), Incheon  2014 (4),  Indonesia 2018 (12) and Hangzhou 2022 (9).