Sports Bulletin

By Abdul Jabbar Faisal ISLAMABAD (December 19, 2019):-The 14th Korean Ambassador National Taekwondo Championship 2019 kicked off from Thursday at Amir Khan Boxing Hall, Pakistan Sports Board, Islamabad. Kwak Sung-Kyu, Ambassador Republic of Korea in Islamabad graced the opening ceremony as chief guest. On this occasion, Akbar Durrani, Secretary for ministry of Inter Provincial Coordination (IPC) was also present. Pakistan Air Force (PAF) was dominated on the first day of championship, as all three gold medals won by the PAF’s athletes. Two gold won by Tanzeela while one by Shahzad Ali in three different categories competitions. Army grabbed all three silvers while Sindh, WAPDA, Railways and Khyber PakhtoonKawa (KPK) claimed bronzes medals. In the five days national fixture, teams from all four provinces, Departments, Services, Gilgit Baltistan, Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and Islamabad will be participating to win the medals. The event is being sponsored by Korean Embassy, Omar Associate, AF Powertek Engineering FZC and Fauji Fertilizer Bin Qasim Ltd.

Sports Bulletin Report ISLAMABAD:-As many as six-member contingent including four players and two officials will participate in the “The Belt and Road China Open International Taekwondo Championship” to be held from November 6 to 10, 2019 at Xian, China. According to spokesman for Pakistan Taekwondo Federation (PTF), Mohammad Rabnawaz, Jabran Asad Khan, Mohammad Owais and Mohammad Zahid will participate in different categories in the 5-day international fixture. Syed Sadaqat Hussain is head of the team while Mohammad Farooq will be performing the duty of coach.  It is added that it will be good experience and exposure for upcoming South Asian Games which will be held in next month in Nepal. The athletes will also get ranking points which help them to improve their personal ranking.

Abdullah Asjad ISLAMABAD:-International taekwondo mentor Han Sangsu is arriving here on November 7, 2019 to coach the top Pakistani male and female players. According to an official of Pakistan Taekwondo Federation (PTF), the hiring of said coach was made possible due to kind support of Ministry of Inter Provincial Coordination (IPC), Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) and Pakistan Taekwondo Federation’s joint efforts. The induction of the said coach will be very beneficial and fruitful for our athletes in upcoming South Asian Games and 2020 Olympic Qualification Round Tournament. The services of said coach will also be utilized by all the affiliated units, departments and associations on required basis. Pakistan Taekwondo Federation is highly obliged for Ministry of IPC, WT Asia, Kukkiwon Headquarters and Korean Embassy in Islamabad. Lt Gen Javed Iqbal (Retd), Patron PTF and Omar Saeed of CE&MD Hankook is also supporting for the promotion and development of Taekwondo in the country for the better results in different International Competitions as they played a very instrumental role in bringing the Korean Coach for Pakistani Officials / Athletes. A pool of Pakistani Coaches will also remain under the supervision of said coach to learn modern skills and techniques from him.