Jordanian Wrestler Saleh Al-Zureiqat Wins His Seventh World Championship Medal and Sets an Arab Record

Al-Taj News – Jordanian wrestler Saleh Al-Zureiqat raised his tally to seven medals at the World Masters and Veterans Wrestling Championships after winning the bronze medal in Greco-Roman wrestling at the 2026 edition hosted by Amman, setting an Arab record in the competition.

Al-Zureiqat began his championship career by winning the gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling and the silver medal in freestyle wrestling at the 2022 World Championships, held in the Bulgarian city of Plovdiv.

The Jordanian wrestler added freestyle wrestling silver medals at the 2023 and 2024 editions, held in Loutraki, Greece, and Poreč, Croatia, respectively.

At the 2025 World Championships, hosted by Hungary, Al-Zureiqat won silver in freestyle wrestling and bronze in Greco-Roman wrestling, before adding his seventh bronze medal to his tally at the 2026 edition in Amman.