Punjab athletes added two more gold medals and now Punjab contingent’s total has reached to 7 gold medals in the 35th National Games being organized at Karachi.
Punjab's Sardar Ahsan Rasool won the gold medal in the 60 kg category while Punjab also grabbed a gold medal in the fencing team event.
Punjab women swimming team also won a silver medal in the 800 meter freestyle event. Punjab bagged another bronze medal in the athletics 10,000 meter race.
On the other hand, Punjab’s Women hockey team qualified for final match. Similarly, Punjab’s Abdul Rafay qualified for the finals in in taekwondo Under-68 and Mujahid Abbas in Under-87 categories.
Punjab's Aaliyaan won the bronze medal in in karate minus 50 kg while Punjab's Jalis Konain, Abuzar Rashid Seemi and Raza Ali Adil reached the semi-finals in Men's badminton event.
In boys' wushu event, Punjab's Abdul Rehman defeated a police player in the 52 kg category to qualify for the semi-finals. Similarly, Junaid Javed defeated a Khyber Pakhtunkhwa player in the 56 kg category, Arham Javed defeated Police player in the 65 kg category and M Ali defeated Azad Jammu and Kashmir player in in the 75 kg category. Zeb Hasnain and M Asif defeated players from Azad Jammu and Kashmir in the 80 kg category and 85 kg category respectively to reach the semi-finals.
In National Games wushu girls event, Maryam Rafiq defeated her opponent from Azad Jammu and Kashmir to reach the semi-finals in the 56 kg category. Punjab also won a silver medal in women’s table tennis team event.
