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Jordan’s Qaqish wins ju-jitsu world silver medal

By JT - Nov 21,2019 - Last updated at Nov 21,2019

AMMAN — Yara Qaqish has won a brilliant silver medal at the World Ju-Jitsu Championships taking place in Abu Dhabi, the UAE, according to the Jordan Olympic Committee News Service.

The former world bronze medallist went one step better by reaching the final of the -70kg competition, losing to Magdalena Luca, from Poland.

Earlier she had beaten Denise Krahn, from Germany, and Bahrain’s Sughra Mubarak. Next up for Jordan will be Hamzeh Al Rasheed and Bader Khuzai on Friday.

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