Sharmin grabs gold medal of taekwondo
Sunday, 7 February 2010
Hot favorite Sharmin Farjana Rumi lived up to her top billing as she grabbed the gold medal of Taekwondo winning the title of the females U-46 Kg event of the SA Games at the National Sports Council gymnasium in the city Saturday, reports BSS.
Rumi was in her sublime best from the beginning and she showed superb sense of picking out the weaknesses of her opponents. Her perseverance paid off and she deservedly grabbed the gold medal of the event.
She began the day against Yan Kumari of Nepal. Her precise kicking and the neat punching never allowed her opponent to put up any resistance. Geared up by the early success Rumi eventually clinched the title. She, however, kept the best for the final hurdle.
Laila Hussain of Afghanistan was her opponent in the gold decider. She was supposed to be a tough opponent but Rumi was cheered by the packed audience of the gymnasium. Boosted by the all-out support, Rumi appeared invincible.
Her side kicks, back kicks and the counters were too much for the Afghan opponent. 1-0, 7-2, 7-2 were the scoreline as Rumi won the gold by 15-4 points igniting a wild celebration in the gymnasium.
However the gold medal winning player was modest in her achievement. 'I am thankful to all who have extended support to me. The government, the BOA and the coach specially deserve my gratitude. I just want to say that I want to continue to bring more laurels for my beloved country Bangladesh,' said Rumi.
Laila Hussain naturally won the silver while Yan Kumari outplayed Kiran Banu of Pakistan to win the bronze.
Rumi was in her sublime best from the beginning and she showed superb sense of picking out the weaknesses of her opponents. Her perseverance paid off and she deservedly grabbed the gold medal of the event.
She began the day against Yan Kumari of Nepal. Her precise kicking and the neat punching never allowed her opponent to put up any resistance. Geared up by the early success Rumi eventually clinched the title. She, however, kept the best for the final hurdle.
Laila Hussain of Afghanistan was her opponent in the gold decider. She was supposed to be a tough opponent but Rumi was cheered by the packed audience of the gymnasium. Boosted by the all-out support, Rumi appeared invincible.
Her side kicks, back kicks and the counters were too much for the Afghan opponent. 1-0, 7-2, 7-2 were the scoreline as Rumi won the gold by 15-4 points igniting a wild celebration in the gymnasium.
However the gold medal winning player was modest in her achievement. 'I am thankful to all who have extended support to me. The government, the BOA and the coach specially deserve my gratitude. I just want to say that I want to continue to bring more laurels for my beloved country Bangladesh,' said Rumi.
Laila Hussain naturally won the silver while Yan Kumari outplayed Kiran Banu of Pakistan to win the bronze.