PSD detains Olympic champion Ahmad Abughaush

Jordan

Published: 2020-10-30 13:07

Last Updated: 2024-03-28 10:59


PSD detains Olympic champion Ahmad Abughaush
PSD detains Olympic champion Ahmad Abughaush

Olympic champion Ahmad Abughaush has been detained by the Public Security Directorate (PSD), said the spokesperson of the PSD Friday.

Rumors claiming that Abughaush was detained "for sports or Olympic reasons are false and has nothing to do with the truth", the spokesperson added.

Abughaush had announced his retirement from participation and representing the national Taekwondo team on his official Facebook page Thursday.

The Jordan Taekwondo Federation issued a statement Friday commenting on the issue of Olympic champion Ahmed Abu Ghosh's retirement saying “We have not been officially informed of this decision, and we do not know the motives and reasons behind it".

The federation has not been able to communicate with the athlete, since he has been detained.

The statement revealed that the case has been ongoing for more than two months and the federation did not get involved out of respect for the athlete's privacy.