Times of Islamabad

Pakistan s youngest female athlete in Taekwondo makes historic achievement in Dubai Championship

Pakistan s youngest female athlete in Taekwondo makes historic achievement in Dubai Championship

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s youngest female athlete in Taekwondo has won a goldmedal in 34kg category at the 8th Fujairah Open Taekwondo Championship inDubai.Ayesha Ayaz, a nine-year-old student of Class IV from Swat district ofKhyber-Pakhtunkhwa, started practising the sport at the age of three.

She has already managed to earn honors of being a five-time districtchampion, two-time provincial champion and three-time national champion.

Ayaz Naik, father of Ayesha, is also a Taekwondo athlete and runs his ownacademy in Swat.