Pakistan’s young star Huzaifa Arshad has secured a gold medal in the cadet individual kata category at the South Asian Karate Championship here in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Arshad won the medal while competing in the Under-10 category.

A day earlier, Areesha Nadeem also secured a silver medal for the country in the Under-21 below 50kg category.

Athletes from Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan participated in the championship.

With a final tally of one gold, one silver and seven bronze medals, Pakistan finished fifth in the overall standings.

India topped the medal table with a dominant display, winning a total of 59 medals, including 23 gold, 24 silver and 12 bronze.

Nepal finished second, with 50 medals (21 gold, nine silver and 20 bronze), followed by host nation Sri Lanka, who also won 59 medals but ended third due to fewer gold medals (16 gold, 20 silver, 23 bronze).

Bangladesh secured fourth place, with a total of 24 medals, three gold, seven silver and 14 bronze.