SRINAGAR: The 13th District Srinagar Taekwondo Championship was held from August 20-21, 2023, at the Indoor Hall, Polo Ground, Srinagar. The championship was organized by the Taekwondo Association of District Srinagar under the auspices of the J&K Taekwondo Association (Regd), with support from the J&K Sports Council (JKSC).
The closing ceremony was addressed by Muzaffar Hussain Wani (JKAS), Divisional Sports Officer (k), as Chief Guest, along with Shri Rouf Ahmed Bhat (Sports Promoter and Under Secretary to the Govt. Forest Department). He congratulated all the medalists and participants for taking part in the championships and also applauded the J&K Taekwondo Association for uplifting the Taekwondo sport in the UT.
The championship was headed by Shri Nissar Hussain, Vice President, JKTA, and Junaid Mayer Qasba, Secretary, Taekwondo Association of District Srinagar. Other dignitaries present on the occasion included Nishant Singh Jamwal (AAO) JK Sports Council, Goutam Shukla, JKSC, Chander Shekhar (handball coach), Mohd Amin, manager (polo ground); DR. Akbar Khan, member (JKSC). Tariq Lone (Aaj Tak).
The District Taekwondo Association felicitated Mr. Sultan (a para athlete), who was selected for the forthcoming World Para Taekwondo Championship, and Ms. Sadia Tariq, a renowned international Wushu player and former Taekwondo athlete.
The Technical Team, which made fair play decisions throughout the championship, was led by Master Atul Pangotra (International Referee, WT). The referee panel also included Rohit Sharma, Suhail Khan, Shah Faiq, Musadiq, Faizan Ahmad, Tanveer, Adeeba, Aqib Gulzar, Suhail Ahmed, and Anees Bhat.
All the medalists of the 13th District Srinagar Taekwondo Championship will represent District Srinagar in the forthcoming 26th J&K UT Taekwondo Championships in 2023.
