Taipei, Rabi'I 10, 1440, Nov 18, 2018, SPA -- Mohammed Al-Abbas today became the first Saudi athlete to win an international title in Taekwondo when he ranked fifth in the eleventh world Taekwondo (poomsae) championship hosted by Taipei from 15 - 18 November 2018. Al-Abbas, who narrowly missed the bronze to South Korea and world champion, beat a British national team player 7.15 to 7.20 in round 32, and conquered Canadian team athlete 6.92 to 6.85 in round 16. --SPA 20:28 LOCAL TIME 17:28 GMT 0024 www.spa.gov.sa/w789412