Kota Kinabalu: Sabah State ITF Taekwon-Do Association (PTNSITF) finished sixth overall in the 2nd Kedah Open Legends Taekwondo Championship held at the Village Mall in Sungai Petani, Kedah recently.
They took home a total of six gold, eight silver and 18 bronze medals.
The gold medal winners were Azizudin Azlee (individual sparing and pattern), Mohamad Aisy Mikhael Mohd Elhmie Adfezan (individual pattern), Putri Aleeya Maisarah Al Sabah (individual pattern) and Izzul Faid Hafizh Muhammad Fikri (individual sparing and pattern).
window.googletag = window.googletag || {cmd: []};googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.defineSlot('/22826383987/dailyexpress_inline', [1, 1], 'gpt-passback').addService(googletag.pubads());googletag.enableServices();googletag.display('gpt-passback');});The State team were represented by 30 members from the Papar Wira ITF Taekwon-Do Club and 27 of them were students from SK Surati (9), SK Buang Sayang (6), SK ST Joseph (1), SK Agama SRITI (1), SMK Majakir (7) and SMK Takis (3) from the Papar district.
A total of 500 participants from 23 clubs throughout the country took part in the tournament organised by the Kedah ITF Taekwon-Do Association.
Osmaiza Osman, who led the contingent praised all the athletes for their commitment, and hope they will continue to work hard in upcoming tournaments, while head coach Mohammad Fitri Mahmud said the athletes have shown great potential.
“It was a good outing but it is still a long journey ahead for them. They must keep fighting and never give up.
“To those who failed to win medals, it was a good lesson and hope it will spur them to train harder for future competition,” he said.
Meanwhile, club president Wera @ Azlan Ali was also pleased with the team’s overall performance.
“All of our athletes have displayed good discipline throughout the competition and performed very well to win medals for the State as well as giving strong challenges to athletes from other clubs.
“I hope this tournament served as a valuable platform for them to gain experience and develop their skills further,” he said.