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President, Pakistan Taekwondo Federation, Col (r) Waseem Ahmed Janjua said that participation in international events to represent their country is in itself a big honour and achievement for them. In the ongoing 5th Islamic Solidarity Games in Konyo, Turkey, our athletes have made us proud as they performed well in the Muslim World Biggest Sports event, in which athletes from more than 45 Muslim countries took part. Despite not winning any medals our athletes showcased some great performances. He shared his views after returning from Konya, Turkey, and told that the taekwondo event featured some of the Muslim world’s best Taekwondo practitioners from Iran, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Morocco.
He further said that the taekwondo federation is working to provide maximum opportunities to the players at the national and international levels. He also mentioned that Pakistan will take part in the 3rd Mount Everest International Open Taekwondo Championship in Nepal in Khyurogi & Poomsae events from September 20-25; Pakistan will also host the G-2 level, Combaxx 4th Asian Open Taekwondo Championship this year and other international events where the Pakistan team will participate.
The Taekwondo Team results during the 5th Islamic Games, Konya – Turkey are as under:- Fateemah Tuz Zahraa got 6th Position in the -49 kg Female Weight Category while Naqash Hamdani got 7th Position in the -53 kg Female Weight Category and Noor Rehman got 7th Position in the -57 Female Weight Category.
The male athletes who fared well include Haroon Khan, who got 6th Position in the -58 kg Male Weight Category, and Mazhar Abbas secured 6th Position in the -80 kg Male Weight Category. Another notable athlete was Hamza Omar Saeed who got 9th Position in Super Heavyweight Male Category.
CEO Pakistan Taekwondo Federation, Omar Saeed said that players will be sent to Iran in October for training to groom and enhance their techniques where Irani coaches will train them for one month.