Pakistan Clinches 8 Gold Medals, Total 24 Medals on Opening Day of Combaxx 7th Asian Taekwondo Open Championship 2025 (Poomsae Category)
Islamabad, February 14, 2025 – Team Pakistan made a dominant start in the Poomsae category at the Combaxx 7th Asian Taekwondo Open Championship 2025, securing a total of 24 medals on the opening day at Liaquat Gymnasium, Islamabad.
Pakistani athletes excelled in the technical discipline of Taekwondo, bagging 8 gold, 7 silver, and 9 bronze medals across various individual and pair categories, setting the tone for an action-packed tournament.
Key Medalists from Day 1 (Poomsae Category):
Gold Winners:
Hussain Adil (Individual Under 30 Male) Hussain Mudassar (Individual Under 40 Male)
Khan Muhammad (Individual Under 50 Male) Nisa Mehr Un (Individual Under 30 Female)
Sabir Sana (Individual Under 50 Female) Hussain/Naila (Pair Under 30)
Mumtaz/Bashir (Pair Over 30) Hashemi Sayed Zarif (AFG) (Individual Under 60 Male)
Silver & Bronze Medalists: Latif Kainat, Shafaqat Aqsa, Ahmed Shahbaz, Anas Muhammad, Ali Irshad, Usmani Rafia, and others contributed to Pakistan’s impressive medal tally in the Poomsae division.
The championship, organized by the Pakistan Taekwondo Federation (PTF) in collaboration with Combaxx, has brought together elite Taekwondo practitioners. This high-energy event is focused on promoting Taekwondo in Pakistan, while providing local athletes an opportunity to compete at an international level.
PTF President Col. (R) Waseem Ahmed Janjua praised the remarkable performance of Pakistani athletes:
“Winning 24 medals on the opening day in Poomsae is an extraordinary achievement. It reflects the dedication and skill of our athletes and coaches. We anticipate even greater success as the championship progresses.”
The tournament will continue till 20th of February.
