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‘International training would benefit me’ CWG silver medalist Zaman Anwar

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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Zaman loses to Canada’s Dhesi, bags second silver for Pakistan in CWG

BIRMINGHAM: National wrestler Zaman Anwar suffered a frustrating defeat in the gold medal bout of the 125kg of the Men’s Freestyle 86kg Wrestling in the ongoing Commonwealth Games as he lost to Canada’s Amarveer Dhesi.

Zaman, who was off to a dream start to his Commonwealth Games campaign had a drastically opposite conclusion, as he suffered a crushing 2-9 defeat in the final round.

The one-sided final was majorly dominated by Amarveer who later thrashed Zaman to claim a gold medal for his country, while Zaman bagged a silver.

Earlier, Zaman defeated England’s Mandhir Kooner 5-0 to qualify for the final and set up a final bout with the Canadian wrestler.

Besides Zaman, another national wrestler Inam Butt has already claimed a silver medal in the ongoing games after losing to India’s Deepak Poonia 3-0.

His compatriot Inayatullah, on the other hand, thrashed Scotland’s Ross Connelly to seal the second bronze for Pakistan. National weightlifter Muhammad Nooh Dastgir Butt thus far remained the only athlete to hand Pakistan a gold medal in the ongoing global event.

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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.

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