ISLAMABAD, Aug 25 (APP):Pakistani player Nargis on Saturday clinched a bronze medal in Karate competition of the Asian Games in Jakarta. According to details, Nargis defeated Nepal’s Rita Karki in women’s +68kg Karate tournament and won bronze medal. “I had the expectation of winning the medal, my friends and my coaches everyone were expecting this, I gave everything on the floor," Nargis was quoted as saying by a private …
Nargis bags medal in Karate
ISLAMABAD, Aug 25 (APP):Pakistani player Nargis on Saturday clinched a bronze medal in Karate competition of the Asian Games in Jakarta.
According to details, Nargis defeated Nepal’s Rita Karki in women’s +68kg Karate tournament and won bronze medal.
“I had the expectation of winning the medal, my friends and my coaches everyone were expecting this, I gave everything on the floor,” Nargis was quoted as saying by a private news channel.
“I believe that Pakistanis should not make excuses anymore; that is my advice to other female athletes. We always think that being a Pakistani we can’t achieve much, but we can.”
Nargis is the first Pakistani female fighter to secure a Karate medal at Asian games, with her recent win Pakistan now has total two medals in the tournament.
