Islamabad: Egypt’s Sherif Khairy and Iran’s Danial Bozurgishoob have clinched gold medals in their respective senior category contests in the ongoing 4th Combaxx Asian Open International Taekwondo Championship G2 being organized by Pakistan Taekwondo Federation (PTF) at the Liaquat Gymnasium on Wednesday.

Sherif Khairy beat Pakistan’s Hamza Saeed 2-0  in the final of the +87 kg Men’s contest, While Danial Bozurgishoob from Iran beaten compatriot Omid Hussani of Iran by 2-0 in the -74kg Men’s competition final. Meanwhile, in the female contests, it was Pakistan’s day as Pakistan’s female athlete Nusrat Bibi clinched the gold medal while Yasmeen Baig clinched a silver medal in their respective categories contests. In the final of the +73 kg (Women), Nusrat overwhelmed Afghanistan’s Yasmeen Azizi by 2-1. In another final of the -62 kg Women’s contest, Nazneen Azizi from Afghanistan won the gold medal.

She outplayed Pakistan’s Sara Baig 2-0. Semi-finals results: Earlier on Tuesday, Pakistan’s Hamza  Saeed and Sara Baig had qualified for the finals. In the semi-final, Hamza Saeed overwhelmed compatriot Faizan Junaid 2-0 in the male 87 category while Sara Baig beat compatriot Hajra Shakeel 2-1 in the female -62kg contest. Yasmeen Azizi had reached the final after downing Pakistan’s Laiba Muhammad 2-0 in the semifinal.

While Omaid had beaten Kazakhstan’s Abdul Rehman 2-0 in the semifinal. Athletes from the host Pakistan, Oman, Egypt, Iran, Nepal and other countries are competing in various weight categories contests and are putting up a fine display of their talent in this prestigious event being held for the first time in Pakistan.

Published in The Daily National Courier, November, 03 2022

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