Pakistan Army retained the title of the 9th Korean Ambassador National Taekwondo Championship which concluded here at the Liaquat Gymnasium on Friday.
Army retained the title by winning 21 gold, three silver and two bronze medals while Wapda secured second position with one gold, six silver and two bronze medals and HEC grabbed third slot with one gold, three silver and seven bronze medals. Sindh with three silver and 10 bronze medals was on fourth, KPK with five silver and four bronze medals was on fifth and Punjab with one gold, one silver and 10 bronze medals was on sixth position.
The Pakistan Taekwondo Federation (PTF) also invited Korean international demonstration team to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Pakistan-Korea diplomatic relationship, which is really a great honour for Pakistan.
The teams from all provinces, departments and affiliated units of the PTF participated in this mega event which was being sponsored by Samsung. PTF secretary Col Waseem Ahmed Janju was full of praise for Director General Pakistan Sports Board Syed Amir Hamza Gilani for helping the federation in conducting the event in a befitting manner. For the first time in the history of Pakistan, electronic sensors were used during the event, which were acquired by the support of government, ministry of sports IPC and Pakistan Sports Board. Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) president Lt Gen (retd) Syed Arif Hassan was the chief guest at the concluding ceremony and distributed the equipments among all affiliated provinces and departments. He also gave away a complete taekwondo mat to Fata.
At the end, the chief guest distributed medals among the top performers. Public Service Commission member Mansoor Sohail and Fata Olympic Association secretary Shinwari were the guests of honour.
Talking to The Nation, Col Waseem said: “Keeping in mind excellent arrangements to conduct the event in a superb fashion, I hope it will help the players to get boost and motivation to do well in the local, national and international events. It is very helpful for bringing the new talent and introducing new faces in sports arena.”
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