Shahzeb wins gold in Asian Taekwondo

Pakistan's Shahzeb Khan won the gold medal by defeating Calamba of the Philippines in the final of the -54 kg weight category at the Asian Open Khyurogi Taekwondo Championship.

In the first round, Calamba scored 11 points against Shahzeb's 6.

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 Hamza Saeed of Pakistan by a margin of 5-1 and 4-4 points.

Meanwhile, Pakistan Olympic Association President Syed Abid Qadri, Secretary General Khalid Mahmood, Chairperson Special Olympics Pakistan Ronak Lakhani, Pakistan Taekwondo Federation President Col. Waseem Janjua and CEO Omar Saeed have congratulated Shahzeb Khan for winning gold and Hamza Saeed for winning silver medals for Pakistan.