Pakistan's Kabaddi team and weightlifter Furqan Anwar on Tuesday impressed in their respective disciplines in the ongoing Asian Games 2023 which are being held in Hangzhou, China.
Kabaddi team registered their first win after beating Korea 56-21 in their second match in Group B.
The Green Shirts’ dominance, which started in the first half, continued throughout the game as they registered a comfortable win.
The win was crucial for Pakistan as they had lost their first group game against Iran. They will now take on Malaysia on Wednesday.
While Furqan, who is competing in Group B which is consisted of weak players, finished first in the 81kg category after lifting a total weight of 299kg in six attempts.
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Furqan was followed by Nepal’s Bikash Bhatti who lifted a total of 265kg in as many attempts.
In the 81kg category, the record is 378kg and Furqan, who missed out on 300kg mark by just a single kg, is unlikely to compete for the medal.
On the other hand, in squash’s mixed doubles Pool A match, Pakistan’s duo of Noor Zaman and Mehwish Ali lost to Korea’s Hwayeong Eum and Jaejin Yoo 11-4 and 11-4 in straight sets.
In mixed doubles Pool B match, Pakistan’s duo of Farhan Zaman and Sadia Gul lost to Philippines’ Yvonne Alyssa and David William 11-4 and 11-10.
In men’s badminton, Pakistan’s Murad Ali lost to China’s Li Shifeng 2-0 while Mohammad Irfan Saeed lost to Japan’s Kodai Naraoka with the same scoreline.
In women’s singles badminton, Mahnoor Shahzad lost to Vie Nguyen 2-0.
Meanwhile in women’s doubles badminton, Pakistan’s duo of Mahnoor and Ghazala Siddique lost to Thailand’s Jongkolphan Kititharakul and Prajongjai Rawinda 2-0.
In boxing 46-51kg category, Pakistan’s Zohaib Rasheed was battered 5-0 by Uzbekistan’s Hasanboy Dusmatov.
Faizan Lakhani Faizan Lakhani is Deputy Editor (Sports) at Geo News.
