KARACHI: National Taekwondo team received a warm reception on their return after a successful run in the recently concluded Mount Everest International Open Taekwondo Championship held in Nepal. 

Pakistan finished with overall 15 medals including six golds, three silver and six bronze medals at the event.

According to the details, the taekwondo team reached the Jinnah International Airport on Tuesday where they were warmly received and presented souvenirs by the officials of the Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) and Pakistan Taekwondo Federation (PTF).

Pakistani athletes bagged three golds, two silver and two bronze medals in the Kyorugi event along with three golds, a silver and four bronze medals in the Poomsae event of the championship staged in Pokhara, Nepal.

Speaking on the occasion, women gold-medalist Mehrun Nisa stated that she had a wonderful experience competing in the championship and the coaches had put in a lot of effort into the players.

Furthermore, she expressed hope that the team would continue to win more medals for the country in the future as well.

Meanwhile, Kyorugi gold-medalist Hamza Umer Saeed, who defeated his Indian opponent in the final, said that he fought with the sole intention of making the country proud and it was an honour for him to bag the medal for Pakistan.

Talking about the support extended by the federation to the participants of the championship, executive member PTF, Zubair Macha, asserted that the federation had provided every possible facility to the players for the event.

“We will try to maintain this winning streak in the future as well,” he hoped.

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