AA Report
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Shahzaib Khan and female athlete Naqsh Hamdani have qualified for the final after winning their respective semi-finals in their respective categories in the ongoing 4th Combaxx Asian Open International Taekwondo Championship G2 being organized by Pakistan Taekwondo Federation (PTF) at the Liaquat Gymnasium on Thursday.
Shahzaib Khan downed Islalmov Zhakhrekan of Kazakhstan in the -54 Men’s semi-final contest While Naqsh Hamdani outplayed Zahro Mizzare of Afghanistan in the -53 women’s category semifinal.
Besides, the following other players have also qualified for the finals in their respective categories of various contests.
Female athlete Aidana (Kazakhstan) downed Ana Delo of Timor Leste in the -46 kg Women's semi-final while Indra Bajneet (Nepal) beat Maliha Ali of Pakistan in the semi-final of -67 kg Women’s semi-final.
Meanwhile, Farzan Falah (Iran) beat Ibrahim Zaki (Egypt) and outplayed n the semi-final of the -63 kg Men in the semi-final.
Farzan Falah (Iran) beat Ibrahim Zaki (Egypt) in the -80 kg Men’s semis.
In the semi-final of the -80 kg Men’s category, Hasan Bashiri (Iran) beat Alireza (Iran),
In the earlier matches, Shahzaib Khan outplayed Elwalid Mahdy Khalid from Egypt 2-0 in the -54 Men’s competition, while Naqsh Hamdani beat compatriot Fakhra Khalid 2-0 in -53 women’s category contest.
Earlier, in the Quarterfinal of the -54kg Men’s contest, Shahzaib Khan had downed Muhib Mohammad from Egypt by 2-1. In the -46 kg- women’s contest, Pakistan' Hana beat Yadiba from Kazakistan by 2-0 while in the -67 women’s contest, Nepal's Basnet beat Nisa Hala from Srilanka by 2-0. In the -63 Men’s contest, Zaki from Egypt beat Noman from Pakistan by 2-0.
