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Pakistan win silver medal in Squash event of 19th Asian Games
Pakistan performs brilliantly throughout the tournament but fell short in the final and could secure a silver medal as India beat Pakistan 2-1 in the final event.
Islamabad: Pakistan on Saturday won the silver medal in the Squash event of the 19th Asian Games at Hangzhou, China on Saturday.
Pakistan performed brilliantly throughout the tournament but fell short in the final and could secure a silver medal as India beat Pakistan 2-1 in the final event.
Earlier, in Hockey event of the 19 Asian Games at Hangzhou, Pakistan beat Uzbekistan by eighteen-two goals in the Preliminary Pool-A match.
For Pakistan Ahmed Arbaz scored 5, Rana Abdul Waheed Arshad and Afraz scored three goals each while Muhammad Umar Bhutta and Abdur Rehman scored two goals each.
In Squash, Pakistan's Muhammad Asim Khan defeated Al-Mezayen Abdullah of Kuwait in thee-straight sets 11/9, 11/7, and 11/9.