Pakistan's Shahzeb Khan wins gold medal in Asia Taekwondo Championship
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He defeated Calamba of Philippines in the final of 54-kg category
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Pakistan’s Shahzeb Khan won the gold medal by defeating Calamba of Philippines in the final of the -54 kg weight category at the Asia Open Khyurogi Taekwondo Championship at Indonesia.
In the first round, Calamba scored 11 points against Shahzeb’s 6, said a press release.In the second round, Shahzeb played brilliantly and won by 10-3 and then won the third round 18-0 to win Pakistan’s first gold medal in the event.
Earlier, Shahzeb Khan qualified for the final by defeating Hidayat Tomakaka of Indonesia 12-14, 16-14 and 22-0 in the semi-final.
In the +87 kg weight category final, Kablan of Kazakhstan won the gold medal by defeating Hamz Saeed of Pakistan by a margin of 5-1 and 4-4 points.
Pakistan Taekwondo Federation President Col. (R) Waseem Janjua and CEO Omar Saeed congratulated Shahzeb and Hamza for winning gold and silver medals, respectively.
