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Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan Thursday awarded cash incentives of Rs. 0.2 million and announced installation of a separate mat for the female in Mingora on the request of eight year-old Ayesha Ayaz who won bronze medal for Pakistan in the 7th Fujairah Open Taekwondo Championship held at United Arab Emirates Sports Complex recently. The Chief Minister during meeting with Ayesha appreciated her for winning international medal for Pakistan in the age of eight-year. The Chief Minister also congratulated Ayesha for her eight's birthday falling on February 14.

The Chief Minister said that it is very good achievement of Ayesha as being the youngest player of winning bronze medal. Taekwondo is a Korean Martial Arts with Pakistan has good potential male and female players. Ayesha Ayaz was accompanied with Director General Sports Junaid Khan, President Sports Writers Association KP Ijaz Ahmad, Secretary Pakistan Taekwondo Federation Murtaza Hassan Bangash and her father and coach Ayaz Naik.

The Chief Minister handed over the cheque to Ayesha of winning bronze medal in 27kg weight category. He said there is no dearth of talent and that is why the government has given due attention to sports activities.

It is worth mentioning here that Pakistan claimed two gold medals, one silver medal and two bronze medals with Ayseha Ayaz, hailing from Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, grabbed the bronze medal in individual category. He said that Pakistani taekwondo fighters won medals when Sinan Ashfaq Ahmed secured a gold medal by defeating Egypt's Mohamed Aly who took the silver medal and Abdulla Ahmed Ibrahim Mohamed of the UAE and Arifullah Khan of Pakistan won the bronze respectively in the same category.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2019


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