INDONESIA: Pakistan's Shahzaib Khan clinched the gold medal in the -54-kilogramme weight category at the Asia Open Kyurogi Taekwondo Championship, defeating Reymundo Calamba III of the Philippines in the final.

In the first round, Calamba scored 11 points and Shahzaib managed six. 

In the second round, Shahzaib played brilliantly and won by 10-3 and then won the third round 18-0 to win Pakistan's first gold medal in the event.

Earlier, Shahzaib qualified for the final by defeating Aziz Hidayat Tomakaka of Indonesia 12-14, 16-14 and 22-0 in the semi-final.

In the +87kg weight category final, Beibarys Kablan of Kazakhstan won the gold medal by defeating Hamza Saeed of Pakistan by a margin of 5-1 and 4-4 points.

Meanwhile, Pakistan Olympic Association President Syed Abid Qadri, Secretary General Khalid Mahmood, Chairperson Special Olympics Pakistan Ronak Lakhani, Pakistan Taekwondo Federation President Col Waseem Janjua and CEO Omar Saeed congratulated Shahzaib for winning gold and Hamza Saeed for winning silver medals for Pakistan.