National taekwondo team player Sudis Sikandar has defeated three Pakistani opponents in the seventh round of the Asia Pakistan competition, and won the fourth gold medal for the country.
Bashir Taraki, the head coach of National Taekwondo Team told Pajhwok News Agency that Sikandar defeated Zaid Muhammad from Pakistan by 2-0 in the first match in the minus 73 kg category and then in the semi-final stage he defeated Habib Adeel from the host country by 2-0.
According to him, this young Afghanistan national team defeated his Pakistani rival Abbas Faisal in the final match and became the champion.
It should be noted that the Afghanistan national taekwondo team has so far succeeded in winning four gold medals in these competitions.
Earlier, Syed Zarif Hashemi, Tamimul Rahman Rahmani and Hakumuddin Ekeed in minus 55 and 48 kg weights have won three gold medals for Afghanistan in these competitions.
The seventh round of the Open Asian Taekwondo tournament hosted by Pakistan in the city of Islamabad with the participation of players from various countries was currently underway..
In this competition, 15 Afghan taekwondo players participated in the categories of adults, teenagers and young adults.
These competitions are part of the prestigious Taekwondo competitions after the Asian Championships, and the champion athletes earn 20 points in the world ranking.
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