Jordan’s Abdulrahman Al Masatfa gets World No. 1 Karate ranking

AMMAN — Jordan’s Abdulrahman Al-Masatfa has been unveiled as the new World No. 1 for his weight in the latest International Karate Federation Rankings, according to the Jordan Olympic Media Centre.

Al Masatfa, the Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist, topped the rankings in the -67 kg weight category, while teammate Mohammed Al Jaafari comes in second for the -84kg weight.

Other Jordanians in the top 10s are Abdullah Hamad fifth in the -60kg weight, and Hassan Masarwah is eighth in the -75 kg class. Jordan Karate is very much on the up, proved at the recent Asian Championships where Jordan won six medals — two gold, one silver, and three bronze.