Atif claims bronze in qualifier

Pakistan’s Atif Arshad claimed bronze medal on Sunday in the -87kg weight category at the ongoing Asian qualifying round for Rio Olympics in Manila, Philippines.

China’s Sen Qiao won gold while Kazakhstan’s Rulsan Zhaparov earned silver medal.

“This is a unique honour for any Pakistan taekwondo athlete,” Pakistan Taekwondo Federation (PTF) president Lt-Col Waseem Ahmed told APP.

Waseem attributed the achievement to continuous support of the Ministry of Inter-Provincial Coordination (IPC) and Pakistan Sports Board (PSB).

The 22nd Asian Taekwondo Championship and 4th Asian Taekwondo Poomsae Championship will also commence at the same centre on Monday wherein Pakistan athletes (male and female) will also take part.

(Source: Dawn News)