Pakistan’s Ikhtshamul Haq (first from left) wins silver and Maleeha Ali (first from proper) earns bronze medal at sixth Asian Taekwondo Open Championship. — Reporter
KARACHI: Pakistani athletes delievered splendid efficiency on the sixth Asian Taekwondo Open Championship in Tangerang, Indonesia, as Ikhtshamul Haq received a silver medal within the (-87 kg) class on the primary day of the worldwide event whereas Maleeha Ali earned bronze medal in ladies’s class.
He was narrowly defeated by Malaysia’s Zubair MS within the closing, with scores of 5-7 and 7-12.
Ikhtsham had earlier superior to the ultimate after a robust efficiency within the semi-finals, the place he defeated Indonesia’s Azhar Salim with a commanding 13-10 and 10-0.
Within the males’s -68 kg quarter-finals, Pakistan’s Arbaz Khan confronted Kazakhstan’s Kassanov Izyat. Arbaz received the primary spherical 8-6, however Kassanov got here again to win the following two rounds 9-7 and 19-7, securing his spot within the semi-finals.
In the meantime, within the ladies’s -73 kg class, Pakistan’s Maleeha earned a bronze medal after reaching the semi-finals. She was defeated by Korea’s Shin Jeongeun, who received 3-0 and 4-1, advancing to the ultimate.
Within the ladies’s -57 kg occasion, Noor Fatima of Pakistan misplaced to the Philippines’ McCann Nicole by 3-5 and 7-5.
The championship continues with sturdy performances from Pakistan’s athletes, hoping so as to add extra medals to their tally.
