Amman, Sept. 14 (Petra) -- The Jordan Olympic Committee has selected national karate team players Joud al-Dhroos and Abdulrahman al-Masatfeh to carry the Jordanian flag at the 20th Asian Games' opening ceremony in Nagoya, Japan, on Sept. 19.

Jordan is fielding a squad of about 70 athletes competing across 16 sports: gymnastics, triathlon, karate, cycling, weightlifting, equestrian, jiu-jitsu, basketball, fencing, tennis, boxing, E-sports, taekwondo, mixed martial arts, squash and climbing.

Competition at the Games already began on Sept. 10 with basketball matches, ahead of the formal opening. The opening ceremony will take place at Nagoya City, Paloma Mizuho Stadium on Saturday, at noon, Amman time.

Jordan has taken part in the Asian Games since the 1986 Seoul edition, amassing 54 medals over nine previous appearances, five gold, 21 silver and 28 bronze.

//Petra// NQ