Pakistan clinch nine gold medals in Asian Taekwondo Championship
Zaheer and Anis won gold for Pakistan in the mixed event
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan taekwondo players, who failed to make their mark in the Asian Games, won nine gold medals on the opening day (Wednesday) of the 5th Asian Khyrougi and Poomsae Championship that started here at the Liaquat Gymnasium.
Zaheer and Anis won gold for Pakistan in the mixed event. In Under-30 men’s event, Qadeer, Waheed and Hasan grabbed gold. In men’s over 30 category, Hussain, Mumtaz and Ali annexed gold.
In men’s Under-40 category, Pakistan’s Shahbaz Ahmed earned gold followed by Saudi Arabia’s Mohammad Ali Abbas who finished with silver. Meanwhile, Ashmin Raut (Nepal) won gold in the women’s Under-30 individual event while Naila won gold for Pakistan in the Under-30 individual category.
Earlier, 11-year-old Syed Abdul Hadi Jafri bagged silver medal for Pakistan at the Qatar Open Taekwondo Championship 2023 in Doha.
Hadi, who hails from Karachi, competed against several international players, and won the silver medal against 20 players in -36 kg children category. The first win was against the Saudi Arabia.
The second win was against Qatar. The quarter final win was against Bahrain. With the victory in the semi-final against Oman, Hadi reache the final.
However, in the final against Bahrain, he lost by only 2 points. Hadi was supported by his team manager Faraz Jafri, coach Bilal Mateen and Head of Team Syed Abdul Rehman Shah.
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