Iran win 4th Combaxx Asian Open Taekwondo Championship.

LAHORE -- Iran secured as many as six golds and two silver medals to become the ultimate winner of the 4th Combaxx Asian Open International Taekwondo Championship G2 organized by Pakistan Taekwondo Federation (PTF) at the Liaquat Gymnasium from Nov 1 to 4.

Pakistan secured second place in the championship by winning three gold, three silver and one bronze medals while Egypt was named third with two gold, one silver and five bronze medals to its credit. However, in the junior category events, Pakistani athletes prevailed and Pakistan remained to secure first place with as many as three golds, and one silver medal; Bahrain was declared second while Iran was named third in the junior category competitions.

On the last and final day of the prestigious event, Kazakhstan's Nouray Bouzenova won the gold medal after beating Pakistan's Fatima-tuz-Zehra 2-0 in the -49kg women's final while Kazakhstan's Nooriya Seveostanova beat Pakistan's Noor Rehman 2-0 in the final of 57kg women's contest. Egypt's Malik Dia won the gold medal after beating Pakistan's Maleesha Ali 2-0 in the final of -73kg women's competition.

In the men's -58kg final, Iran's Armin Hadipur beat Kazakhstan's Zhasserbek Islamov 2-0 while in the -68kg final, Iran's Muhammad Sadegh beat Kazakhstan Eldar Birimbay 2-1. In the -87kg men's completion final, Iran's Muhammad Amir beat Egypt's Muhammad Khattab 2-0 to secure gold.

Federal Minister Shahzain Bugti, who was the chief guest at the prize distribution ceremony, termed the event a testimony to Pakistan's love and capabilities for sports. He...

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