BURIRAM: Pakistan’s young taekwondo player Ayesha Ayaz clinched gold and a silver medal in the ongoing Taekwondo International Championship in Thailand.Â
With the astounding feat, 11-year-old Ayesha became the first Pakistani female athlete to win two golds, a silver and a bronze in international Taekwondo competitions.
Pakistan Taekwondo Federation (PTF) president Lt Col Waseem Ahmed Janjua and secretary Murtaza Hassan Bangash congratulated the young athlete on her remarkable victory, saying that Ayesha is an asset to the country and she will make the country even more proud in the future.
Ayesha Ayaz is the daughter of Pakistan’s talented player and coach Ayaz Naik, who also served as her coach in the event. He expressed his gratitude towards all those people who supported the young athlete, especially the PTF without whose support Ayesha’s training would not have been possible, he claimed.
“If we support the top performing children like Ayesha at this age, we can bring more prestige to the country in the field of sports on the international level,” he said.
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