Bashar Al-Najjar

Bashar Al-Najjar (born 1 November 1991)[1] is a Jordanian karateka. He won the gold medal in the men's kumite 67 kg event at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan. He is also a gold medalist at the Asian Karate Championships and a two-time medalist at the Asian Games.

Bashar Al-Najjar
Personal information
Born (1991-11-01) 1 November 1991
Sport
CountryJordan
SportKarate
Event(s)Kumite
Medal record
Men's karate
Representing  Jordan
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 Guangzhou Kumite 60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta Kumite 75 kg
Asian Karate Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Amman Kumite 75 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Dubai Team kumite
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Baku Kumite 67 kg

Career

In 2010, he won the silver medal in the men's kumite 60 kg event at the Asian Games held in Guangzhou, China. Four years later, he lost his bronze medal match in the men's kumite 67 kg event at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea. In 2018, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's kumite 75 kg event at the Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.[1]

In 2021, he competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[2][3]

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenueRankEvent
2010 Asian Games Guangzhou, China 2nd Kumite 60 kg
2013 Asian Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates 3rd Team kumite
2017 Islamic Solidarity Games Baku, Azerbaijan 1st Kumite 67 kg
2018 Asian Games Jakarta, Indonesia 3rd Kumite 75 kg
Asian Championships Amman, Jordan 1st Kumite 75 kg

References
  1. "Karate Results" (PDF). 2018 Asian Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 April 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  2. Rowbottom, Mike (12 June 2021). "Second batch of Tokyo 2020-bound karateka go forward from WKF final qualifier". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  3. "2021 Karate World Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.


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