Pakistan’s medal chances were given a boost after the men’s kabaddi team beat Thailand 51-30 in the Asian Games 2014 at Songdo Global University Gymnasium, Incheon on Sunday.
Pakistan scored 29 points with 23 outs, two bonuses and four loans in the first half and then added another 22 in the second through 19 outs, one bonus and two loans. Thailand, on the other hand, managed to score only nine points in the first half but gave a considerably improved showing in the second and earned 21 points to take their total tally to 30.
Pakistan are placed in Group A, along with India, Bangladesh and Thailand, and will now face Bangladesh in their next match today. Their final group game will be against arch-rivals India tomorrow.
Boxing
Pakistan boxer Mohibullah was defeated by Kazakhstan’s Birzhan Zhakypov 0-3 as all three judges awarded 30 points to Zhakypov and 27 to Mohibullah.
Meanwhile, Amir Khan also lost the men’s light welterweight 64kg event to Japan’s Masatsugu Kawachi 0-3.
Cycling
Muhammad Shakeel was unable to complete the men’s road race and forfeited after only two laps. He completed the first lap in 23 minutes and 33 seconds, and the second in 49 minutes and six seconds, finishing last out of the 48 participants in both the laps at the Songdo Road Cycling Course.
Table Tennis
The Pakistani trio of Muhammad Asim Qureshi, Muhammad Rameez and Syed Saleem Abbas Kazmi defeated Maldives’ Muhamed Zeesth Naseem, Mosa Munsif Ahmed and Muhammad Maizaru Adam Zahir respectively to guide Pakistan to a 3-0 win in their Group C fixture of the men’s team preliminary round.
