Financed by the Korean Embassy, Governorates’ Taekwondo Championship Concluded [Archives:1998/46/Sports]

The 3rd Governorates’ Taekwondo Championship was held during November 6-10. The final ceremony was attended by the Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports, Mr. Hamoud Obad; the Korean Ambassador to Sanaa, Mr. Pak Hi Joo; and the Chairman of the Yemeni Taekwondo Association, Mr. Mowaffaq Munasser. Enthralling taekwondo performances were presented.
Mr. Munasser told Yemen Times, “For the Korean Embassy to finance such a championship indicates that Yemeni-Korean relations are quite distinguished.
“I would like to thank the Arab Bank for supporting several sports events. It provided sportswear to the championship’s organizing committee. The High Institute of Physical Education has cooperated by hosting the championship.”
The Korean Ambassador congratulated the winners indicating that taekwondo – originally from Korea – is “bridging the cultures of the two countries.”The Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports appreciated the Korean Embassy’s support for such championships. He also thanked the Yemeni Taekwondo Association for its efforts to promote this game in Yemen.
The winners were as follows:
— 45kg:
1- Fahman Abdulwahab Sarhan – Aden (1st)
2- Mamdouh Abu Al-Ghaith – Hodeidah (2nd)
3- Mohammed Saeed Al-Dhibani – Hadhramaut (3rd)
4- Abdu Ahmed Al-Labni – Baidha (4th)
— 58kg:
1- Abdulaziz Al-Hamadani – Sanaa (1st)
2- Sadeq Ali Majli – Taiz (2nd)
3- Mohammed Abdulsamad Khalaf – Aden (3rd)
4- Ahmed Saleh Al-Khanash – Sanaa (3rd twice)
— 64kg:
1- Akram Qayid Ali – Taiz (1st)
2- Mohammed Hassan Al-Hamadani (2nd)
3- Fahmi Awadh Ahmed – Lahaj (3rd)
— 67kg:
1- Adel Moqbil – Aden (1st)
2- Omar Ali Al-Baadani – Sanaa (2nd)
3- Alawi Saleh Al-Sharafi – Baidha (3rd)
4- Eid Marzouq – Hodeidah (3rd twice)
— 72kg:
1- Ahmed Ali Al-Maghribi – Sanaa (1st)
2- Abdullah Mohammed Mansour – Aden (2nd)
3- Ahmed Abdu Moqbil – Hodeidah (3rd)
4- Ahmed Mohammed Al-Doba’i – Taiz (3rd twice)
The order of winning governorates stands as follows:
1- Sanaa (1st – 19 points)
2- Aden (1st twice – 19 points)
3- Taiz (2nd – 12 points)
4- Baidha (3rd – 11 points)

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