Hamza, Mazhar bag golds for Pakistan at Taekwondo C'ship in Nepal.

POKHARA -- Pakistani athletes Hamza Umar Saeed and Mazhar Abbas clinched gold medals after dominating Indian opponents at the 3rd Mount Everest International Open Taekwondo Championship held in Pokhara, Nepal.

Pakistan's gold tally in the event reached six after these remarkable wins.

Meanwhile, Haroon Khan and Arbaaz Khan secured the silver medals in the championship.

In the final of the 87-plus category Kyorugi event, Hamza Saeed outclassed the Indian opponent Gaurav Bhatt by 11-2 in the first round and 11-4 in the second round.

Mazhar, on other hand, triumphed in the 80-category final as he beat India's Rishab after a thrilling competition. Mazhar outpowered the opponent in the first round by 9-7, who then came back strongly and claimed the second round 8-3.

However, in the third round, Mazhar upped the ante and unleashed a vigorous attack to knock down the Indian opponent with 9-0.

Moreover, in the 58kg final, Korea's Tae Joon Park defeated Pakistan's Haroon Khan by 9-1 and 11-3.

India's Shivam Sudesh Shetty edged past Pakistan's Arbaaz Khan 6-5, 7-2 in the 63kg final.

In the women's 57-kg semifinal, India's Sonam Rawal beat Pakistani counterpart Noor Rehman 3-0 and 4-0. Noor...

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