Jordan’s Kareem qualifies for Taekwondo final of Paris Olympics


Jordanian Zaid Kareem qualified for the men 68kg Taekwondo final of the Paris Olympic Games 2024 on Thursday, after beating his British contender Bradley Sinden – the silver medalist of Tokyo 2020 Olympics, 2-1 in the semi-final.

Kareem had beaten Hakan Rechbir, of Turkiye, in the quarterfinal. He is scheduled to face the Uzbek Ulugbek Rashtov – the gold medalist of the Tokyo Olympics in the final.

Source : Kuwait News Agency

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