Sports & Fitness

Women’s trio take home bronze from World Taekwondo Poomsae C’ships

Poomsae exponents Nurul Hidayah Abdul Karim, Nur Humaira Abdul Karim, Lim Jia Wei share third spot with Thailand in under-30 category

Updated 4 years ago · Published on 23 Apr 2022 9:00PM

Women’s trio take home bronze from World Taekwondo Poomsae C’ships
A file pic shows Malaysian taekwondo delegation manager Ong Thiam Hock (centre-left), taekwondo (poomsae) coach Jin Jun Beom (centre-right), taekwondo athlete Nurul Hidayah Abdul Karim (right) and Jason Loo Jun Wei (left) during a pre-SEA Games press conference at the National Sports Centre, Bukit Jalil. – Bernama pic, April 23, 2022

KUALA LUMPUR – The national women’s poomsae trio managed to bag a bronze medal at the World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships in Goyang, South Korea, yesterday.

The national trio of Nurul Hidayah Abdul Karim, Nur Humaira Abdul Karim and Lim Jia Wei, however, had to share the bronze with Thailand in the women’s team under-30 category.

 Hosts South Korea captured the gold medal while Taiwan settled for silver.

The bronze medal is a timely boost for the national trio as they prepare for their next challenge – the Hanoi SEA Games in Vietnam from May 12 to 23.

The four-day championship, held at the Korea International Exhibition Centre in Goyang, will end tomorrow. – Bernama, April 23, 2022

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