Pakistani Taekwondo athletes win two more Golds at 13th South Asian Games
Haroon Khan and Rab Nawaz of Pakistan Taekwondo squad added two more golds into the teams tally of South Asian Games 2019 which are currently underway in Nepal.
Pakistani Taekwondo athletes are making the nation proud by carrying the green flag high at the 13th South Asian Games which are currently underway in Kathmandu and Pokhara, Nepal.
Haroon Khan and Rab Nawaz stood the two Taekwondo fighters that added two more golds to Pakistan's medal tally on the fifth day of the said extravaganza. Haroon featured in -58 KG weight class where he was up against an Indian fighter in the final round which he won quite convincingly by the score of 27-18 while Rab Nawaz collected his gold medal in -80 KG weight category.
“I am grateful to Pakistan Taekwondo Federation (PTWF) President, Lt Col (R) Col Wasim Ahmed Janjua, who gave me limelight, managed my expenses and looked after me well. It was Wasim’s unconditional trust in my abilities, which helped me in winning the medal for the country. I dedicate my gold medal to Mr Wasim, people of Pakistan and especially our armed forces, as sports returned to Pakistan because of their sacrifices."
“I also want to thank Chief Minister Baluchistan Umar Saeeed, who always helps the players like me, PTWF Patron Lt Gen (R) Javed Iqbal, Secretary Murtaza Hassan Bangash, Korean government and embassy in Islamabad and other supporters. The 12-day training in Korea made a huge difference in me. I am hopeful that the federation will send me abroad for further training with the support of government and especially IPC Minister Dr Fehmida Mirza. Trainings will help me fulfill my dream of representing the country in Olympics,” he added.
“I want to thank PTWF President, Col Waism and Coach, Master Han, who has completely transformed us and managed to remove major flaws from our techniques in such a short span of time. Mr Waism had worked on us by spending hours and treated us like his own sons and daughters, which resulted in better results of Pak athletes at international level. We cannot even think of losing Master Han and I request the government and IPC Minister to immediately release his salary.”
“We have managed to give the country three gold, six silver and eight bronze medals so far with limited resources. I hope the IPC Minister will provide more facilities to the federation and athletes for bringing more laurels for the country.”
Total 12 fighters from Pakistan are participating in Taekwondo event of these Games which namely are: Mehrun Nisa, Shabaz Ahmed, Mohammad Mumtaz, Asifa Ali, Muhammad Waseem Javed, Syeda Aleena Batool, Sophiya Nayab Baig, Phool Zaheer, Iqra Zaheer, Muhammad Anas, Wajeeh Ul Hassar and Muhammad Hizer Khan.
