Lahore: Faisal Mahmood, International Taekwondo Player has passed away on 25 February 2014 (INNA LILLAHE WAINNA ELLAHE RAJEON).
He was the first ever representative of Taekwondo who achieved the award of Tamgha Imtiaz (TI) by President of Pakistan on 14th August 2009 on the
eve of Independence Day due to his excellent contributions at National and International level.
The said award was given to him on 23 March 2010 during the Award Distribution Ceremony by the Governor of Punjab. He remained National Champion from 2003 to 2008. His International achievement record is as under:-
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9th SAF Games 2004 at Islamabad
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Gold
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2.
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10th SAF Games 2006 at Sri Lanka
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Gold
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3.
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17th Asian Championship 2006 at Thailand
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Participation
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4.
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Asian Games 2006 at Doha Qatar
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Participation
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5.
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WTF KYUNG University Taekwondo Training Programme from 19 Sep to 15 Oct 2007 at Seoul, South Korea
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Qualified
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