KARACHI, Jan 26: The Faheem School System won the chairman trophy in the 1st All Karachi Inter-school Taekwondo Championship for boys and girls here at the Sindh Sports Board Complex, Nazimabad, on Saturday.

Some 1,000 students from schools of Karachi’s 18 towns including Fallahuddin School, New City Grammar, Falconhouse Grammar, The Educators, Junior Grammar School, GBP School and Green Home School took part in the day-long affair, organised by the Karachi Meritorious Lions Club.

Athletes with skill levels ranging from the beginners (white belt) to expert (black belt) took part in the sparring, kata (imaginary fight) and board-breaking competitions.

The prize for the best coach also went to Faheem School System’s sports teacher Aurang Zaib Sultan.

District-governor Lions Club, Huma Bukhari, was the chief guest at the opening ceremony while the closing ceremony was graced by Consul (Culture) China, Zhang Chaoyu who was happy to see so much enthusiasm for martial arts among the Pakistani school children.

Also present on the occasion was Secretary Sports Sindh Syed Ghulam Akbar Shah Bukhari who while praising the young athletes for their discipline and fine performance, thanked Karachi Meritorious Lions Club for helping them organise the event on such a grand scale and in such little time.