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Azhar wins first gold for Pakistan in CWG
NEW DELHI: Azhar Hussain won the first gold medal for Pakistan in Commonwealth Games freestyle wrestling 55kg event on Sunday.
He defeated Ebikewenimo Welson of Nigeria in the final of in 55kg category.
Hussain gave an impressive performance of clever footwork and brute strength to take Welson out by a fall in the second session of the 55kg freestyle final.
"We don't have the proper Greco-Roman coaches, but still we went for it and for the country's sake we got the silver in the Greco-Roman and now gold in the freestyle catergory as well," Pakistan's head freestyle coach MH Omar said.
This is the first wrestling gold medal for Pakistan in Commonwealth Games as they had not taken a wrestling title since they won four golds in Edinburgh 1970.
Hussain had earlier disappointed the partisan crowd by beating India's Anil Kumar in a tense quarterfinal.
Kumar gave the loyal home support something to cheer about when he took the bronze, beating Craig Pilling of Wales 3-0.
Second gold for Pakistan, Inam wins CWG wrestling title
NEW DELHI: Muhammad Inam of Pakistan won his team's second Commonwealth Games wrestling title within an hour on Sunday - after the country had gone 40 years without a gold.
Inam was outplayed and overpowered by Kumar in the first session but, spurred on by teammate Azhar Hussain's victory in the 55kg final, the big wrestler found the inspiration to overcome the favourite and the chants of a partisan home crowd.
Inam won the next two sessions by the narrowest of margins to take the bout 4-3.
Before Sunday, Pakistan had not taken a Games wrestling title since they won four golds in Edinburgh 1970.
The 84kg class was the tightest in the men's freestyle tournament. Inam earned a shot at gold after defeating Gerald Waldemar Meyer of South Africa in a tough semi while Kumar was trailing in his own semifinal against Andrew Dick of Nigeria before scoring with less than 20 seconds left to take the match.
Dick went on to take the bronze against Meyer, but it was no consolation for failing to make the final.
Azhar wins first gold for Pakistan in CWG
NEW DELHI: Azhar Hussain won the first gold medal for Pakistan in Commonwealth Games freestyle wrestling 55kg event on Sunday.
He defeated Ebikewenimo Welson of Nigeria in the final of in 55kg category.
Hussain gave an impressive performance of clever footwork and brute strength to take Welson out by a fall in the second session of the 55kg freestyle final.
"We don't have the proper Greco-Roman coaches, but still we went for it and for the country's sake we got the silver in the Greco-Roman and now gold in the freestyle catergory as well," Pakistan's head freestyle coach MH Omar said.
This is the first wrestling gold medal for Pakistan in Commonwealth Games as they had not taken a wrestling title since they won four golds in Edinburgh 1970.
Hussain had earlier disappointed the partisan crowd by beating India's Anil Kumar in a tense quarterfinal.
Kumar gave the loyal home support something to cheer about when he took the bronze, beating Craig Pilling of Wales 3-0.
Second gold for Pakistan, Inam wins CWG wrestling title
NEW DELHI: Muhammad Inam of Pakistan won his team's second Commonwealth Games wrestling title within an hour on Sunday - after the country had gone 40 years without a gold.
Inam was outplayed and overpowered by Kumar in the first session but, spurred on by teammate Azhar Hussain's victory in the 55kg final, the big wrestler found the inspiration to overcome the favourite and the chants of a partisan home crowd.
Inam won the next two sessions by the narrowest of margins to take the bout 4-3.
Before Sunday, Pakistan had not taken a Games wrestling title since they won four golds in Edinburgh 1970.
The 84kg class was the tightest in the men's freestyle tournament. Inam earned a shot at gold after defeating Gerald Waldemar Meyer of South Africa in a tough semi while Kumar was trailing in his own semifinal against Andrew Dick of Nigeria before scoring with less than 20 seconds left to take the match.
Dick went on to take the bronze against Meyer, but it was no consolation for failing to make the final.
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