Khaberni - The Jordanian delegation continued to harvest medals at the Islamic Solidarity Games held currently in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, where the national team's Muay Thai player, Yazan Al-Sayfi, won a bronze medal on Friday, in a new achievement recorded for Jordanian martial arts.
The champion Yazan Al-Sayfi succeeded in proving his merit in the strong Muay Thai competitions which saw participation from a selection of international players.
Al-Sayfi managed to win in the quarterfinals against the strong Turkish player, Bilben, thereby ensuring his advancement to the semifinals and securing the bronze medal, awarded to the third-place players in this sport.
This achievement confirms the rapid advancement of Muay Thai in Jordan, which has started to assert its presence powerfully on regional and international stages.
Al-Sayfi fought the matches with high focus and distinctive technical and physical skills, which contributed to achieving this advanced position in a tournament witnessing fierce competition among the Islamic countries.
Jordan's medal tally rises to 8
With this bronze medal won by Yazan Al-Sayfi, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan's count in the Islamic Solidarity Games has risen to 8 colorful medals.
This diversity in medals, which were achieved in various sports, notably karate and Muay Thai, reflects the proficiency that Jordanian athletes possess in martial arts.
The distribution of Jordan's medals so far is as follows:
Gold medals: one medal.
Silver medals: two medals.
Bronze medals: five medals.
Jordan's participation in the games continues in other sports, where Jordanian athletes look forward to enhancing this tally and competing for more podiums, affirming that the support provided by the Olympic Committee and sports federations is beginning to bear fruit internationally.
