Jordan secures a second medal in the Tokyo Olympics through a doctor

Jordanian Abdul Rahman Al-Masatafa secured a medal for his country, after qualifying for the semi-finals of the 67-kilogram weight category in karate competitions, today, Thursday, at the Olympic Games in Tokyo.

Al-Musatafa qualified as the leader of his group with a full score, achieving eight points from four matches, after the withdrawal of the Italian Angelo Crechenzo.

The Jordanian will meet in the semi-finals later today, Turkey's Irai Samdan, who qualified at the expense of Japan's Naoto Sago.

Al-Musatafa, who was born in 1996, is a medical student, began playing the game in 2002, and obtained a black belt in 2005 at Al-Saqr Club.

Al-Musatafa joined the Jordanian national karate team for the first time in 2011.

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