Success of KFUPM Taekwondo Team in National Championship

KFUPM Taekwondo activities commenced in September 2015 with the collaboration of Physical Education Department and Recreational Center Management, under the supervision and support of Dr. Abdulhameed Al-Ameer, the Chairman of the Physical Education Department.  As KFUPM Taekwondo, our vision is to work closely with the KFUPM community to instill a life-long love of the sport and generate physically active successful individuals. Moreover, we can help them to learn a skill that may have a powerful positive impact on a participants' psychology and social well-being through Olympic Martial Arts of Taekwondo. 

In accordance with our aims, KFUPM’s Taekwondo Junior Team took part in the Saudi Arabian Taekwondo Championship with four young players, which was held on 29-30 March 2018, in Riyadh. The participants were Fuad Anabosi in the 41 kg class, Adnan Magrabi and Oukbah Boukesir in the 45 kg class, and Abdurrahman Al-Garni in the 57kg class. Although it was the first official competition for the players, they had an outstanding performance. Mr. Abdurrahman Al-Garni (57kg) reached the finals and grab the silver medal. Not only that, the Organization’s technical committee in Riyadh awarded Mr. Al-Garni the title of Best Player.

The coach, Erdogan Tabur, stated that, "as a recently established club we went to Riyadh to increase students’ confidence and gain some experience, as well as to see our overall progress. Even though this competition was our first ever official tournament the players' performance were outstanding. As a result, 57 kg competitor Abdurrahman Al-Garni won the silver medal.  Not only that, he was awarded the Best Player title of the whole tournament. It is a proud moment for the whole KFUPM Taekwondo team and me. I believe this guy, along with many more, are extremely talented, and that with hard work we can bring more success to our unique KFUPM community." 

Mr. Erdogan Tabur has been training in martial arts for over twenty four years and is Black Belt (4^th Dan) registered instructor with extensive experience in Taekwondo. Since September 2015 he has taught the Olympic martial arts of Taekwondo at the KFUPM Recreation Center and has been able to reach more than 300 community members, from kids through adults, to learn Taekwondo. He has always dedicated a lot of his time as a coach to the advancement of young children in Turkey and the United Kingdom, and now in KSA.