Syria’s national judo team claimed five gold medals and one silver on the opening day competitions of the West Asia Clubs and National Teams Championship, held in the Jordanian capital Amman.
Haitham al-Salehi and Qusay Batman secured gold in the under-20 category under the Kata Bilnaki Nokata system. Sandra Obeid and Raed al-Rahwan won gold in the under-20 mixed category using the Kata Naki Nokata system.
In the over-21 men’s category, Mohammed Nour Kalkal and Raed al-Rahwan won the silver in the Kata Naki Nokata system. Meanwhile, Anwar al-Salehi and Mufid Baroudi won three gold medals in the men’s division across three kata systems: Gunokata, Kimi Nokata and Kodokan Junsito.
