Jordanian Royals Celebrate Their Country’s First Ever Olympic Medal

Although they were not present in Rio, Jordan’s King Abdullah II and Queen Rania were delighted in sharing their nation’s joy on winning their first ever Olympic medal yesterday.

King Abdullah II and his son Crown Prince Hussein were among the first to phone and congratulate the Jordanian athlete Ahmad Abughaush, 20, who made history when he won gold in the taekwondo -68kg event beating Russia’s Alexey Dinisenko 10-6. They both expressed their pride and happiness on this great achievement. So did Queen Rania, who tweeted:

From the Oscars to the Olympics, a great year for #Jordan on the world stage! Congrats to Ahmad Abu Ghosh for the gold! #Rio2016 #Taekwondo

— Rania Al Abdullah (@QueenRania) August 19, 2016

Other family member who also tweeted were Queen Noor, Prince Ali and Prince Hamzah.

The young golden boy, who was also the youngest competitor in the division, received special phone calls from Prince Feisal bin Al Hussein, President of the Jordan Olympic Committee, Prince Rashid bin Al Hassan, who heads the Jordanian Taekwondo Federation, Prince Ali and Prince Al Hassan bin Talal.

The family is also expected to receive and honour Abughaush, who became a national hero, with his family at the royal palace in Amman next week.

#Jordan's 1st gold #medal at the #rio #olympics won by #jo #taekwondo  #champion Ahmad Abu Ghaush!Congratulations!We are so proud of you.

— Noor Al Hussein (@QueenNoor) August 19, 2016

Congratulations Ahmad Abu Ghaush on winning Jordan's first Olympic medal an Olympic Gold in Taekwondo we are all so proud! #Rio2016 #Jordan

— Hamzah bin AlHussein (@HamzahHKJ) August 19, 2016

Ahmad Abughaush with his gold medal

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Tagged Abdullah II of Jordan, Crown Prince Hussein of Jordan, Olympic Games, Prince Faisal bin Al Hussein of Jordan, Prince Hamzah bin Hussein of Jordan, Queen Noor al-Hussein of Jordan, Queen Rania al-Abdullah of Jordan, Rio 2016, Sport.

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