ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's total medals tally at the Commonwealth Games 2022 increased to seven on Saturday after wrestlers Mohammad Tahir Shareef and Ali Asad bagged silver and bronze medals respectively for their country.
Pakistani athletes have complained of not receiving enough support from sports authorities in the form of training and infrastructure, yet have continued to perform impressively in global tournaments.
“Another silver medal for Pakistan! Tahir Shareef scores the medal in men’s freestyle 74kg finals,” Pakistan Olympic Association wrote on Twitter.
Indian wrestler Naveen Tahir Shree won the gold medal to earn his place on the top of the podium in the Men’s 74kg category.
Asad, on the other hand, outclassed New Zealand’s Suraj Singh to win bronze in the Men’s Freestyle 57kg wrestling category.
“Asad Ali bags bronze for Pakistan in Men’s freestyle 57kg category!,” Association said in another Twitter post.
Earlier, Pakistani wrestlers Muhammad Inam Butt and Zaman Anwar won two silver medals on Friday after being overpowered by rival athletes in +86- and +125-kilogram categories.
Prior to that, another wrestler, Inayatullah, secured a bronze medal in the +65-kilogram competition.
So far, Pakistan’s weightlifter Nooh Dastagir Butt is the only one who has bagged a gold medal for his country by making a new record when he lifted 173 kilograms.
According to the local media, Pakistan’s tally of medals in the Commonwealth Games 2022 have increased to seven. Five out of these have been won by Pakistani wrestlers.
Last month, Arshad Nadeem became the first Pakistani to secure the fifth position in the men’s javelin competition at the World Athletics Championship held in the United States.
Nadeem was also considered a favorite during the Olympics held in August 2021, though he could not reach the victory stand.
Pakistan’s women cricketers also participated in the Commonwealth Games in the United Kingdom, though they could not go too far in the competition.
