Sindh wins first-ever online Taekwondo Poomsae Championship 2020
Sindh won the first-ever online Taekwondo Poomsae Championship with 2 Gold, 10 Silver and 22 Bronze medals (264 Points).
The first-ever online Taekwondo Poomsae Championship culminated successfully under the auspices of Pakistan Taekwondo Federation (PTF).
Sindh is at the summit position with 2 Gold, 10 Silver and 22 Bronze medals (264 Points) while Punjab at Second Position with 8 Gold, 7 Silver and 10 Bronze (248 Points). Whereas Khyber Pakhtunkhwa stands at Third Position with 10 Gold, 2 Silver and 3 Bronze Medals (189 Points).
In the event fighters from all the affiliated associations including Gilgit Baltistan, Azad Kashmir, and members of clubs which are registered with the district, provincial or national federation are participating.
Foreign-based Pakistani fighters and players belonging to other nationalities including Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, USA, Jordan, Russia, India, Philippines, Kazakhstan, Sudan and Nepal are also featuring.
As per results of Female Under 26 Creative Poomsae, in Group 1, Wania Ghassan of KPK claimed gold, Fatima Khawer of Sindh clinched silver while Samia Zafar & Zara Shafi of Sindh grabbed bronze each.
In Male Under 11 Poomsae, in Group 1, Awais Kabir of Punjab got gold, Muhammad Hamdan of Punjab lifted silver while Azmaan Kamran & Arsalan Ullah Khattak of Sindh claimed bronze each. In Group 2 12 Year &
Above, Huzaifa Qamar of Punjab got gold, Bilal Ahmed of Balochistan secured silver while Ikram Ullah Khattak & Bilal Khaskheli of Sindh claimed bronze each.
In Senior Male Group 1 (41 to 45 Years) Muhammad Qasir of KPK got gold, Kamran Qureshi of Sindh secured silver while Ashfaq Ahmed of Sindh and Rana M Saleem of Punjab got bronze each. In Group 2 (46 years and Above) Dr Zameer Altaf of Punjab Got Gold, Asad Raza of Sindh secured Silver while Noor Ahmed Abbasi and Mateen Aziz of Sindh claimed Bronze each.
As many as 400 athletes are featuring in the event which will last till May 22. A senior official of PakistanTaekwondo Federation (PTF) said that 36 foreign players are also part of the event.
It is added that the Trophy, Medal as well as Cash Prize Ceremonies will be organized after Eid Holidays in
Islamabad and all Provincial Stakeholders will be invited.
