KARACHI, Jan 18: Pakistan with two teams claimed one gold medal in the Shaheed Benazir Bhutto International Boxing Tournament which ended at the KPT Sports Complex here on January 08.
China clinched four gold medals to win the top honours in the tournament. Chinese showed their class with brilliant display of punching and superb technique to earn handsome cheers and appreciation from a jam-packed arena.
All the seven Chinese pugilists ended the championship in style by winning four gold, one silver and two bronze medals to claim the top spot in the 20-nation contest
Syrian boxers got two gold and two silver medals while Thailand took two gold medals.
Pakistan started the final day in great fashion in the light-flyweight bout when Mohib Bacha of Pakistan Whites crushed compatriot Nadir Baloch of Pakistan Greens 4-0 to grab the gold.
However, in the fly-weight bout Anan Pongkhet of Thailand defeated Pakistan Whites’ Abdul Waheed Baloch 2-1.
Adnan Hussain of Pakistan Greens went down to Ibrahim Sanda of Syria in the light-weight category 6-2.
Six boxers of Central Africa have decided to embrace Islam after they were greatly struck by the behaviour of the Muslims during their stay here.
Mulema Joseph of Cameroon, who embraced Islam named Mohammad Umar, hammered Iraq’s Ahmed Jassem 15-0 in the welterweight final.
Olympic bronze medallist Syed Hussain Shah has advised the Pakistani boxers to keep themselves away of drugs and other frivolous activities and only focus on their game as discipline is the only thing which could give them the power to excel in boxing.
“I would like to advise my youngsters to keep themselves away of drugs and other useless activities and only concentrate on their boxing,” the 1988 Seoul bronze medallist boxer told reporters here.
It is pertinent to mention here that two Pakistani boxers Mehrullah Lassi and Faisal Karim were tested positive for using cannabis during the 2006 Colombo South Asian Games which later forced the Pakistan Boxing Federation (PBF) to impose life bans on them. However, their bans were reduced to two-year suspensions.
Shah, who is imparting training to the professionals in Japan, pointed out that maximum exposure would only bring maturity in the national boxers and it is the only way to raise the image of the game in the country.
However, he warned that the boxers should be sent only to those countries where they could prevent themselves from frivolous activities and could only concentrate on their training.
To a query he said that it is a great effort from the authorities to conduct such a big event in an unfavourable environment.
“It is great to hold such a big event in such a risky condition,” the former Pakistan boxer said.
Federal Sports Minister Aijaz Hussain Jakhrani, world boxing champion Amir Khan, Federal Minister for Inter-provincial Coordination Pir Syed Aftab Hussain Shah Jilani, Sindh Sports Minister Dr Mohammad Ali Shah, Seoul Olympics bronze medallist Hussain Shah, President Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) Lt Gen (r) Syed Arif Hasan, President PBF Doda Khan Bhutto were present at the presentation ceremony.
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