Pakistan’s Shahzaib Khan secured the gold medal in the -54-kilogram weight category at the Asia Open Kyurogi Taekwondo Championship, defeating Reymundo Calamba III of the Philippines in the final.
In the first round, Calamba scored 11 points while Shahzaib managed six. However, Shahzaib excelled in the second round, winning 10-3, and dominated the third round with an 18-0 victory, marking Pakistan’s first gold medal in this event.
Earlier, Shahzaib reached the final by overcoming Aziz Hidayat Tomakaka of Indonesia with scores of 12-14, 16-14, and 22-0 in the semi-final.
In the +87kg weight category final, Beibarys Kablan of Kazakhstan claimed the gold by defeating Pakistan’s Hamza Saeed with scores of 5-1 and 4-4.
Following the competition, officials including Pakistan Olympic Association President Syed Abid Qadri, Secretary General Khalid Mahmood, Chairperson of Special Olympics Pakistan Ronak Lakhani, Pakistan Taekwondo Federation President Col Waseem Janjua, and CEO Omar Saeed congratulated Shahzaib for his gold medal and Hamza Saeed for his silver medal.
