{"id":20477,"date":"2024-10-29T04:25:28","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T04:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/?p=20477"},"modified":"2024-10-29T04:25:29","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T04:25:29","slug":"team-army-leads-in-17th-korean-ambassador-taekwondo-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/?p=20477","title":{"rendered":"Team Army leads in 17th Korean Ambassador Taekwondo Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG-20241029-WA0004-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG-20241029-WA0004-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG-20241029-WA0004-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG-20241029-WA0004-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG-20241029-WA0004.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Islamabad: The 17th Korean Ambassador Taekwondo Championship 2024, presented by Combaxx, saw the Army team emerge as the leading force, showcasing remarkable talent and athleticism as Pakistan\u2019s finest taekwondo fighters competed for national glory.<br>The championship brought together top athletes from across the country, highlighting the skill, dedication, and competitive spirit that define Pakistan\u2019s taekwondo community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Army athletes have performed notably well, capturing numerous top positions in both male and female categories, while teams from the Pakistan Air Force (PAF), Higher Education Commission (HEC), WAPDA, and regional teams have also earned significant placements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On day three, the Senior Male Kyorugi competition delivered impressive results:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Male -54 kg: Abu Bakar (Army) clinched first place, followed by Shahzaib (PAF) in second, M. Zahid Ali (WAPDA) in third, and Tazeel Hasnat (HEC) in fourth. Male -58 kg: Haroon Khan (Army) secured gold, M. Tayyab (HEC) took silver, and Nisar Ahmed (PAF) and Abuzar (Punjab) rounded out the podium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Male -63 kg: Noman Khan (Army) won gold, Fareed Ahmed (PAF) earned silver, with Shameer (HEC) and Hussain Anjum (WAPDA) finishing in third and fourth, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Male -68 kg: M. Arbaz Khan (Army) emerged victorious, Sarmad Munir (Punjab) followed with silver, while Abdul Rafay (HEC) and Shahzad (PAF) earned bronze. Male -74 kg: Zubair (PAF) claimed the top spot, Jabran (Railway) took silver, with Zeeshan (WAPDA) and Mehmood (Army) finishing third and fourth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Senior Female Kyorugi competition also saw strong performances:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Female -62 kg: Zoya Sabir (Army) took home the gold, with Bibi Fazila (HEC) securing silver, and Sania (Gilgit-Baltistan) and Sidra (WAPDA) taking bronze. Female -67 kg: Sarah Rahman (Army) won gold, Maliha (HEC) silver, with Uroosa (Gilgit-Baltistan) and Minahil (WAPDA) earning bronze.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: The 17th Korean Ambassador Taekwondo Championship 2024, presented by Combaxx, saw the Army team emerge as the leading force, showcasing remarkable talent and athleticism as Pakistan\u2019s finest taekwondo fighters&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":20478,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,9],"tags":[1821,1820],"class_list":["post-20477","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-main-stories","category-sports","tag-pakistan-taekwondo-federation","tag-taekwondo-championship"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20477","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=20477"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20477\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20479,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20477\/revisions\/20479"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/20478"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=20477"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=20477"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=20477"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}