Shafaq Hasnain from Pakistan won gold medal in long jump, silver medal in relay, and bronze medal in 100 metre race. PHOTO COURTESY: JUBILEE GAMES FACEBOOK
KARACHI: With a haul of 42 medals including 17 gold, 14 silver and 11 bronze, Pakistan secured second place at the Jubilee Games as the event concluded in Dubai yesterday.
The only country with a greater medal tally than Pakistan’s was Canada, who took home 20 gold, 21 silver and 19 bronze, while Tajikistan finished third with 10 gold, 14 silver and 11 bronze medals to their name.
While the entire 178-strong contingent performed admirably, the highlight surely was Pakistan’s 79-run win over arch-rivals India in one of men’s cricket group matches.
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The hero of the match against India was Mir Afzal Baig, who stood out with a majestic 114-run innings, whereas Murtaza Majeed contributed 69 to the team’s winning cause.
Later, Pakistan chased 107-run target set by Canada in the final of the men's cricket event to bag the gold medal.
Meanwhile, Pakistan’s women’s football team, which featured several national players including Malika Noor, Diana Baig and Mehnaz Shah, were the runner-ups in the football event after losing 3-0 to Canada in the final.
In other sports, Jasmsheed Issa captured gold medal in the 100m relay and silver medal in the 400m track and field events.
Shafaq Hasnain won gold in long jump, silver in relay and a bronze in 100m sprint.
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Elsewhere, Myra Noor Lakhdawala became the first Pakistani to claim gold in women’s 1500m sprint event.
About 2,000 athletes from 15 disciplines and 17 countries took part in the in the eight-day multi-sport event.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 30th, 2016.
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