BIRMINGHAM: National wrestler Muhammad Sharif Tahir outclassed his Tonga opponent John Vake in the Men’s Freestyle 74kg Round of 16 Wrestling event in the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022.
In a one-sided Round of 16 clash, Sharif pounded on his Tonga opponent and handed him a crushing 11-0 defeat.
Following this resounding victory, Sharif has moved a step closer to his medal expedition as he booked a quarter-final spot.
Other wrestlers Inam Butt and Zaman Anwar claimed a silver each in the 86kg and 125kg respectively on Friday, while Inayatullah bagged a bronze in the 65kg category.
Following the wrestlers’ remarkable performance in the Games on Friday, Pakistan’s medal tally has risen to five. Earlier, Shah Hussain Shah claimed bronze in Judo, while Muhammad Nooh Dastgir Butt remained the only athlete thus far to claim Gold in the ongoing global event.
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BIRMINGHAM: National wrestler and a silver medalist in the Men’s Freestyle 125kg Wrestling in the Commonwealth Games 2022, Zaman Anwar claimed that international-level training would help him.
Zaman, who lost the gold medal match to Canada’s Amarveer Dhesi, spoke with this reporter on the sidelines of the ongoing games and lamented the absence of international training opportunities.
“I’m gutted on not being able to win the gold but I’m thankful to Almighty Allah for competing in the final. My opponent was an Olympian but the match remained quite competitive,” Zaman stated.
“I was well prepared but it would have been beneficial to have international style training. The rival players get international training while we get up from our homes and come to compete,” he lamented.
The finalist of the 125 kg wrestling then went on to mention his Indian counterpart and asserted that they train in foreign countries which helped them shine on the international stage.
“International training is very important. Indian players trained in Kazakhstan and Australia,” he concluded.
It is pertinent to mention here that national wrestler Zaman suffered a frustrating 2-9 defeat in the gold medal bout of the 125kg at the hands of Amarveer and secured silver.
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BIRMINGHAM: National wrestler Inam Butt has moved one victory away from claiming a gold medal in the Men’s Freestyle 86kg Wrestling in the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022.
Last year’s gold medalist at the Games, Inam has now moved within a victory to claim his second consecutive gold as he outclassed his South African opponent to storm into the final.
In a competitive semi-final, Inam held his nerves calm to edge past South Africa’s Edward Lessing 5-3 to confirm at least a silver medal for Pakistan.
Besides Inam, another national Wrestler Zaman Anwar shone in his semi-final encounter against England’s Mandhir Kooner as he defeated the latter 5-0 to breeze into the final.
Young wrestler Inayatullah, however, suffered a frustrating defeat at the hands of Canadian wrestler Lachlan McNeil, who ran away with the victory with the scores of 11-0.
The 20-year-old wrestler, however, will compete for the Bronze with Scotland’s Ross Connelly, who lost to India’s Bajrang Punia in the first semi-final.
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BIRMINGHAM: National wrestler Inam Butt outclassed his Australian opponent Jayden Lawrence to storm into the semi-finals of Men’s Freestyle Wrestling in the 86kg category on Friday.
Inam, who had a flying start to his Commonwealth Games campaign as he thrashed his Scottish opponent Kieran Malone 11-0 in the Round of 16, further carried on his scintillating run as he downed Australia’s Lawrence in the quarter-final.
In a rather competitive quarter-final clash, Inam edged past Lawrence 8-3 to move one victory within bagging a medal for the nation.
The flag-bearer for Pakistan in this year’s games, Inam will now lock horns with South African wrestler Edward Lessing in a bid to confirm a silver in the competition.
Besides Inam, another national Wrestler Zaman Anwar shone in his semi-final encounter against England’s Mandhir Kooner as he defeated the latter 5-0 to confirm at least a silver medal for the country.
Young wrestler Inayatullah, however, suffered a frustrating defeat at the hands of Canadian wrestler Lachlan McNeil, who ran away with the victory with the scores of 11-0.
The 20-year-old wrestler, however, will compete for the Bronze with England’s George Ramm, who lost to India’s Bajrang Punia in the first semi-final.
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BIRMINGHAM: Pakistani wrestlers Inam Butt and Inayatullah shone on the opening day of the Commonwealth Games 2022 Wrestling event as the national wrestlers won their respective matches to book their spots in the finals.
In a first, Inayatullah bagged a resounding 10-0 victory as he dashed Malta’s Adam Vella in 2 minutes and 45 seconds to reach the quarter-final of the Men’s Freestyle 65kg category before sinking his Nigerian opponent Amas Daniel 4-0 to move one victory away from a medal.
The reigning gold medalist Inam, on the other hand, carried on his last year’s momentum to pound his Scottish opponent Kieran Malone 11-0 in the Round of 16 clash to move a step closer to his medal expedition as he too, booked his quarter-final spot.
Meanwhile, another national wrestler Zaman Anwar dominated his Mauritius opponent Kensley Anthony Marie 8-0 in the Men’s Freestyle 125kg quarter-final to seal a semi-final berth.
It is pertinent to mention here that Inam will take on Australia’s Jayden Lawrence in the quarter-final today.
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BIRMINGHAM: Inam Butt, the reigning gold medallist, will begin his Commonwealth Games 2022 campaign on August 5, when the wrestling competition gets underway.
The gold medalist of the previous edition Inam will be competing in the 86kg category and is one of the major medal hopes for the country.
Along with Inam, national wrestlers Inayat Ullah and Zaman Anwar will compete tomorrow in the 65kg and 125kg weight divisions, respectively.
While the wrestling competition, which starts on August 6, will include wrestlers Ali Asad, Mohammad Tahir Sharif, and Tayyab Raza competing in weight classes of 57 kg, 74 kg, and 97 kg, respectively.
It is pertinent to mention here that the Pakistan contingent has thus far claimed two medals in different sporting events. Weightlifter Muhammad Nooh Dastgir Butt claimed gold in the 109+kg category, while Judo player Shah Hussain Shah secured Bronze in 90kg.
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BIRMINGHAM: National sprinter Shajar Abbas finished first in Heat 2 of the Round 1 Men’s 200m and qualified for the semi-finals of the competition.
Shajar, who had an unwanted end to his 100m medal expedition, shone in the 200m category as the sprinter amassed the finishing line in 21.12 seconds and marched further in the competition.
The national sprinter, fuelled with momentum stunned his six opponents in the race including Maldive’s Hassan Saaid, who clocked a season-best time.
Following this achievement, Shajar has become the first Pakistan athlete to qualify for the Athletics semi-final after 30 years.
Shajar’s qualification to the semi-finals has glimmered a ray of hope for a third medal for Pakistan thus far.
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BIRMINGHAM: National Hockey team achieved their first win in the Commonwealth Games journey as they defeated Scotland 3-2 in the Pool A match of the men’s hockey event, creating a ray of hope to qualify for the semifinals.
Rooman netted the ball just six minutes before the final whistle to steer the green shirts to victory, before Afraz Hussain and Abdul Shahid contributed with a goal each.
Scotland dominated the first quarter of the game as they earned their first penalty in the 10th minute. Robert Field was quick to react to play the ball across the area after Jamie Golden’s shot was saved, and Cammy Golden volleyed the ball into the nets to score the opening goal.
The Scots well-coordinated defence effectively neutralized Pakistan’s strong response in the remainder of the quarter.
However, in the second quarter, Pakistan attacked with more vigorous efforts and levelled the lead after 22 minutes when Afraz beat Tommy Alexander with an unstoppable shot on the turn and the goalkeeper was helpless to stop it.
Within a minute Shahid netted the ball to make it 2-1 and put his side in lead at half-time.
Struan Walker scored the equaliser in the 38th minute after both teams exchanged a flurry of attack and defence moves in the thrilling second half.
Scotland started the final quarter with a new zeal and showed fabulous attack skills however Pakistan blocked their efforts to keep the score 2-2.
However, Rooman retaliated in the 55th minute when he received a pass into the D and his shot went off the crossbar and over the goal line to make it 3-2.
With the win, Pakistan are now ranked fourth with four points in pool A with South Africa sitting in second and New Zealand in third with the same number of points.
Pakistan will now take on pool leader Australia in their final game on August 4.
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BIRMINGHAM: National weightlifter Muhammad Nooh Dastgir Butt set a new Commonwealth Games record as he lifted 232kg in clean and jerk movement in the 109+kg category.
In the final round of the 109+kg Men’s category, national weightlifter Nooh produced an astounding outcome as he lifted a record 230 kg in clean and jerk to glimmer a ray of gold in the ongoing Commonwealth Games.
The 24-year-old weightlifter lifted 170kg and 173kg respectively in the first and second attempt in snatch but remained unable to pull off 174kg in the third.
The national weightlifter, however, then stunned his opponents as he lifted a record 232 kg in the second attempt of clean and jerk.
It is important to note that the final was in progress when this story was written, with Nooh leading the standings with 405 points and David Andrew Liti of New Zealand coming in second with 394.
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BIRMINGHAM: National Judo player Shah Hussain Shah secured the first medal for Pakistan in the ongoing Commonwealth Games as he outclassed South African opponent Thomas-Laszlo Breytenbach in the competition on Wednesday.
Amid Pakistan’s dismal show in the ongoing Commonwealth Games, Judo player Hussain emerged as the hope for the country and secured the maiden medal in the global event.
While the majority of the national athletes in various sports have crashed out of the medal race including the national women’s cricket team. Hussain shone at the glittering event and secured a Bronze medal.
Besides Hussain, national weightlifter Muhammad Nooh Dastagir Butt will be in action in the final of Men’s 109+kg today. Whereas, his fellow Hanzala Dastagir Butt remained unsuccessful in the Men’s 109 kg Final as he finished ninth.
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