Podium finish our top priority, say medal-winning Pak taekwondokas.

LAHORE -- Pakistan's gold-medal winning athletes Naqsh Hamdani and Shahzaib Khan, silver medalist Hamza Omar Saeed and teen athlete Saad Asif have said that fetching laurels for the country at international level with a podium finish is their top priority as it brings a sense of national pride in them which is a great achievement. 'I am because of my country. That's why I think of my country first when I play at international level,' said Naqsh Hamdani, adding winning a gold medal for the country in the just-concluded 4th Combaxx Asian Open Taekwondo International Championship was a great honour for her and this grand victory has raised her morale and spirit for future outings. 'I had worked hard ahead of this event, which paid off in shape of winning gold medal.' 'My achievement was made possible due to hard work of our head coach Yousef Karami of Iran, who taught us the latest techniques of the game and took our game to next level,' said Naqsh...

To continue reading

Request your trial

VLEX uses login cookies to provide you with a better browsing experience. If you click on 'Accept' or continue browsing this site we consider that you accept our cookie policy. ACCEPT