Lebanon wins largest number of medals on first day of “Beirut Open Taekwondo Championship” held under auspices of President of the Republic represented by Tourism Minister

Lebanon wins largest number of medals on first day of “Beirut Open Taekwondo Championship” held under auspices of President of the Republic represented by Tourism Minister

NNA - Lebanon reaped massive victory on the first day of the fourth annual Beirut Open Taekwondo Tournament, organized by the Lebanese Taekwondo Federation, under the auspices of the President of the Lebanese Republic, General Michel Aoun, and under the supervision of the International Federation, held at the Nohad Nawfal Complex Stadium in Zouk Mikael.

Twenty countries are partaking in the tournament, namely Lebanon, Turkey, Congo, Ivory Coast, Iran, India, Greece, Libya, Iraq, Lesotho, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Egypt, Kuwait, Morocco, Netherlands, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Syria and Oman.

The grand opening ceremony was held in the presence of a large audience, led by Caretaker Tourism Minister Walid Nassar, representing the President of the Republic; Olympic Committee Head Pierre Galakh; Attorney Ibrahim Al-Shweiri, representing the Caretaker Youth and Sports Minister; Colonel Fadi Stephan, representing the Army Commander; Major Walid Tannouri, representing the Director-General of the Internal Security Forces; Major Dimitri Saqr, representing the Director-General of Public Security; Major Labib Saad, representing the Director-General of State Security; members of the Olympic Committee; ambassadors and members of the diplomatic corps led by South Korean Ambassador to Lebanon Il Park; President of the Arab Taekwondo Federation Idris Al-Hilali and members of the Arab Federation; Observer of the