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Inam pounds South Africa’s Lessing, inches closer to gold in CWG

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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Inam sinks Lawrence to book CWG semi-final spot in Wrestling

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.

READ: Pakistan’s Inayatullah, Inam star in CWG Wrestling events

Pakistan’s Inayatullah, Inam star in CWG Wrestling events

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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Murad Ali and Irfan Bhatti to face Indian pair in CWG Badminton Doubles

BIRMINGHAM: Pakistan’s badminton players Murad Ali and Irfan Bhatti will face the Indian pair in the pre-quarterfinal round of Men’s Doubles in the Commonwealth Games after the duo beat South African opponents by 2-0, here on Thursday.

Irfan and Murad achieved a sensational win in the Badminton men’s Doubles round of 32 match against Jarred Elliot and Robert Summers of South Africa and qualified for the next round.

The Pakistani duo outclassed the opponents by winning two straight sets with scores of 21-19 in the first and 21-17 in the second set.

They will now compete against the Indian pair of Rakireddy Satwik Sairaj and Shetty Chirag Chandrashekhar today in the Badminton Doubles round of 16.

The win gave the Pakistani camp a moment to cherish after the dismal outcomes in the Badminton Singles matches.

Irfan Bhatti lost his match in the Men’s Singles round-of-32 against Malaysia’s Tze Young NG by 21-10 and 21-9.

Murad also failed to make an impression in singles competition as he was dominated by Singapore’s Jia Heng Teh by 14-21 and 16-21.

In Women’s Singles, Mahoor Ali, Pakistan’s top-notch female badminton player, retired hurt in the second set after dominating the first set with a score of 22-20, letting his Indian opponent to win the game.

Ghazala Siddique, on the other hand, lost to Jamaica’s Tahlia Richardson in the round of 32.

READ: Australia thump Pakistan 7-0 to cease hockey team’s CWG journey

Australia thump Pakistan 7-0 to cease hockey team’s CWG journey

BIRMINGHAM: Australia outpowered Pakistan in a one-sided show to force the national hockey team out of the Commonwealth Games 2022, here on Thursday.

Australia completely dominated the Green Shirts in the last encounter of pool A, raining goals on them to dash any hopes left of Pakistan’s qualification for the next round of the Games’ hockey event.

Pakistan, on the other hand, remained completely clueless in the face of Australia’s powerful attack and were unable to find the nets even once throughout the game.

Blake Govers scored the opening goal in the 12th minute to give Australia a 1-0 lead whereas, Jeremy Hayward scored another goal in the 19th minute to double the lead before halftime.

Hayward added another in the third quarter with a low-drag flick while Tom Wickham found the nets for the first time in the 42nd minute to take the game out of Pakistan’s reach before the final quarter.

Wickham then scored his second just two minutes into the fourth quarter before Jacob Anderson and Nathan Ephraums completed the rout.

With the thumping 7-0 win, Australia sits at top of pool A and will now face England in the semifinals on August 6.

Meanwhile, Pakistan will now compete against Canada for the seventh position on the same day.

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Tayyab, Nasir qualify for CWG Men’s doubles Squash pre quarter-finals

BIRMINGHAM: National players Tayyab Aslam and Nasir Iqbal starred in the Men’s double clash against Ghana’s opponents to qualify for the pre-quarterfinal in the Commonwealth Games 2022.

The Pakistan pair displayed absolute dominance over Ghana’s Ayinh Evans and Anafo Clement in the Round of 32 face-off on Thursday to continue their march further in the competition.

In a one-sided clash, the duo left no room for their opponents to push them on the back foot and dominated both sets to run away with a resounding 2-0 victory with the scores of 11-1 and 11-1.

Tayyab and Nasir will now face Scotland’s Greg Lobban and Rory Stewart in the pre-quarterfinal on Friday and have become a potential hope for another medal for Pakistan in the Games.

Nasir will now team up with his fellow Faiza Zafar to take on New Zealand’s Joelle King and Paul Coll in the Round of 16 Mixed Doubles. Whereas, Amna Fayyaz and Faiza will lock horns with Malaysia’s Rachel Arnold and Aifa Azman in the Round of 16 Women’s doubles.

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Bowlers-led South Africa crush Sri Lanka by ten wickets in CWG 2022

BIRMINGHAM: South African bowlers wreaked havoc over the Sri Lankan batting line-up before the openers easily chased down the paltry target in the seventh over to complete a dominating 10-wicket victory for the Proteas.

Batting first, the Sri Lankan batters had a day to forget as the South African bowlers displayed combined effort to topple the Lioness’ batting line-up for a skimpy 46.

Sri Lankan captain Chamari Athapaththu remained the only batter to display grit for the side as she top-scored with 13, while the rest of the batters could not get into the double figures.

Right-arm pacer Nadine de Klerk led the way for South Africa with three wickets, while Masabata Klaas followed back with two. Shabnim Ismail, Nonkululeko Mlaba, and Chloe Tryon made one scalp each.

Set to chase a mere 47 in 20 overs, Proteas openers Anneke Bosch and Tazmin Brits easily steered their side to a crushing victory in the seventh over as none of the Sri Lankan bowlers managed to break their opening stand.

Brits top-scored with a run-a-ball 21, while Bosch followed back with a quick 20 off a mere 16 balls, laced with two boundaries.

READ: Inam to start his CWG campaign as Wrestling event embarks on August 5

Inam to start his CWG campaign as Wrestling event embarks on August 5

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.

READ: Shajar storms into the Men’s 200m semi-finals in CWG 2022

Shajar storms into the Men’s 200m semi-finals in CWG 2022

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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PSB announces cash awards for Pakistani medalists in CWG 2022

ISLAMABAD: Director General Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) Colonel (retd) Mohammad Asif Zaman announced cash prizes for weightlifter Muhammad Nooh Dastgir Butt, who won gold medal at the Commonwealth Games, and bronze-medalist judoka Shah Hussain, here on Thursday.

Zaman announced that the Rs5,000,000 cash award would be given to the gold-medalist Nooh while Shah would receive Rs1,000,000 for the remarkable feat by the two athletes in the event.

“You’ve made the nation proud with your great achievement,” DG Sports Board congratulated Nooh over the phone and said that the medal-winning athletes would be given a warm reception on their return to Pakistan.

Weightlifter Nooh created history as he set the new Commonwealth Games record by lifting 405kgs and secured the first gold for Pakistan in the ongoing global event.

Whereas, judo player Hussain outclassed his South African opponent to clinch a bronze medal in the Commonwealth Games 2022.

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