• Ahmed Abughaush, centre. Khalil Mazraawi / AFP
    Ahmed Abughaush, centre. Khalil Mazraawi / AFP
  • Ahmed Abughaush, left, kisses his mother. Khalil Mazraawi / AFP
    Ahmed Abughaush, left, kisses his mother. Khalil Mazraawi / AFP
  • Fans walk past a poster of Ahmed Abughaush. Khalil Mazraawi / AFP
    Fans walk past a poster of Ahmed Abughaush. Khalil Mazraawi / AFP
  • Jordan’s Prince Faisal bin Al Hussein, left, with Ahmed Abughaush, centre. Khalil Mazraawi / AFP
    Jordan’s Prince Faisal bin Al Hussein, left, with Ahmed Abughaush, centre. Khalil Mazraawi / AFP
  • Fans at the arrival of Ahmed Abughaush. Khalil Mazraawi / AFP
    Fans at the arrival of Ahmed Abughaush. Khalil Mazraawi / AFP
  • Jordanian Prince Faisal bin Al Hussein, right, with Ahmed Abughaush, left. Khalil Mazraawi / AFP
    Jordanian Prince Faisal bin Al Hussein, right, with Ahmed Abughaush, left. Khalil Mazraawi / AFP
  • Ahmed Abughaush hugs his father. Khalil Mazraawi / AFP
    Ahmed Abughaush hugs his father. Khalil Mazraawi / AFP
  • Prince Faisal bin Al Hussein with Ahmad Abughaush and members of the Jordanian Olympic mission. Muhammad Hamed / Reuters
    Prince Faisal bin Al Hussein with Ahmad Abughaush and members of the Jordanian Olympic mission. Muhammad Hamed / Reuters
  • Ahmad Abughaush, centre. Muhammad Hamed / Reuters
    Ahmad Abughaush, centre. Muhammad Hamed / Reuters
  • Ahmed Abughaush hugs his father. Raad Adayleh / AP Photo
    Ahmed Abughaush hugs his father. Raad Adayleh / AP Photo
  • Ahmed Abughaush kisses his mother. Raad Adayleh / AP Photo
    Ahmed Abughaush kisses his mother. Raad Adayleh / AP Photo

Jordan gold medallist Ahmad Abughaush arrives home – in pictures


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Jordan’s first Olympic champion, taekwondo gold medal winner Ahmad Abughaush, has returned home to a royal welcome. The 20-year-old was greeted by three princes, his family and a cheering crowd late on Tuesday at the kingdom’s main airport, after his return from the Rio games. Abughaush told reporters that he hopes to “uphold this title which I achieved this year, and to win in the upcoming Olympics 2020”.

*Associated Press