Pak squad leaves for Baku to feature in World Taekwondo Championship

Pak squad leaves for Baku to feature in World Taekwondo Championship

Karachi. The Pakistan Taekwondo team left for Baku through a private airline to participate in the World Taekwondo Championship (G-14) scheduled to be played in Baku, Azerbaijan.
The event will be held from May 29 to June 4 at the Crystal Hall in Baku, in which around 1,200 athletes from different countries will participate.
The national squad includes South Asian Games gold medalist Haroon Khan of the -58kg category, +87kg Hamza Umar Saeed, -54kg Shahzeb Khan and -68kg Arbaaz Khan.
Umar Saeed is the Head of the Squad while Yusuf Karami will accompany the squad as the coach of the team, Ashfaq Ahmed is the manager and Faisal Butt is the trainer.
While distributing the official kits to the players of the national squad before the departure, Chairman Higher Education Commission Professor Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed said that there is immense talent among Taekwondo players in Pakistan, if these players are groomed more, surely our players will be at their best in international level.
Pakistan Taekwondo Federation President Col. Waseem Janjua said, “We can raise the flag of Pakistan in the upcoming tournaments, do not take any fight lightly and give good news to the nation by winning medals.
He said that the players selected for the World Taekwondo Championship have received 17 days of training in Iran this month. Our players are fully fit physically and mentally and they will try hard to reach the victory stand by showing their hundred percent performance, he said.
The PTF CEO Umar Saeed and Secretary of Pakistan Universities Sports Board Javed Memon and other personalities were also present on the occasion.