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 Pakistan win 6 gold medals in South Asian GamesDHAKA: Pakistan won gold and silver medals in the singles event of squash to take the gold medals tally to six in the South Asian Games here on Tuesday. The men’s singles final in squash was played between Pakistan’s Aamir Atlas Khan and Farhan Mehboob and Aamir defeated his cousin Farhan in three straight sets 12-10, 11-7 and 11-7 to win the gold medal. In weightlifting, Pakistan’s Usman Rathore won the gold medal in 94kg category of weightlifting while Khurram Shehzad, also from Pakistan, secured gold for the country in -85kg. In kabaddi, Pakistan thrashed Bangladesh 17-11 while Zahid Iqbal won gold for the country in judo. In all, Pakistan’s tally of medals reached 16 – six gold, eight silver and two bronze while India are still going ahead of all the participating countries with 17 medals.in the Games. The fourth group, consisting of 56 players, of Pakistan contingent left here for Dhaka, Bangladesh to take part in the South Asian Games. |
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