Army leads in medal race at National Games

Bags 44 gold medals, Wapda follows with 26, Navy 11

PESHAWAR: Pakistan Army is leading the gold medal tally with 44 gold medals on Tuesday while Wapda is struggling with 26 gold medals on the second day of the 33rd National Games being held at different venues.

Army won gold medals in archery, 800 metre race, long jump, pole vault, wrestling and swimming while Wapda grabbed most of the gold medals in athletics, wrestling, and eight gold medals in rowing while Navy remained at third with 11 gold medal, winning three in rowing and HEC took one gold medal.

Swimming

Olympian Kiran Khan of Pakistan Army started gold medals hunt in the swimming events at Jinnah Sports Complex wining two gold medals in 50 metre back stroke and free style on Tuesday.

In Swimming Army won five gold medals, two silver by securing so far 143.5 points, followed by Pakistan Wapda with two gold medals, four silver medals and three bronze medals with 113 points, Sindh with one silver medal and four bronze medals struggling at 59 points. In the men’s swimming Army won seven gold, three silver and one bronze by creating 212 points, followed by Wapda with three silver and as many bronze by scoring 90 points. Sindh at third with one silver and two bronze medals and Punjab with one bronze remained at fourth.

The Pakistan Army players Haseeb Tariq and Muhammad Babar made new national records in men swimming events.

Kabaddi

Pakistan Army and Navy moved to the final of the Men Kabaddi when Army stunned Pakistan Air Force by 48-44 while Navy beat Punjab 31-11.

Throwball

Sindh, Police, K-P and Balochistan moved to the semi-finals. Sindh beat Police 23-25, 25-18 and 25-20, Sindh got first position, Police stood second. In pool-A KP beat Balochistan 25-21, 25-20. KP got first position, Balochistan got second.

Hockey

Pakistan Army and K-P moved to the semi-final of the Men hockey when Army beat Sindh by 13-1 in a one-side match. In the another match K-P defeated Sindh by 8-0.

Basketball

In the basketball female event played at PAF Sports Complex Army beat Balochistan 92-03, Poonum was the main scorer for Army, Wapda beat K-P by 108-15, Amina of Wapda was the main scorer

Volleyball

In the female volleyball HEC beat Sindh 3-0, 25-15, 25-11, 25-15, Wapda beat Punjab 3-0, the score was 25-07, 25-07 and 25-10, Army beat K-P by 3-0.

In the men’s volleyball PAF beat K-P 3-2, Army beat Sindh 3-0, Navy beat Punjab 3-0 and Wapda beat Balochistan 3-0,.

Archery

Saifullah of Army, hailing from Peshawar, was leader with 628 points, followed by Nadeem of Wapda 625 and Abdur Rehman recorded 618 point. All the archers hit 72 arrows.

In all 28 women qualification archers, Nabeela Kausar International, Ume Zara Army and Nighat Naheed are the top players to excel.

Handball

In the Men Handball Army recorded victory against Railways; Wapda beat Punjab; HEC beat K-P. In women’s handball HEC beat K-P; Wapda beat Punjab; Wapda beat KP; Railways beat Balochistan; Wapda beat Police; Army beat Punjab; Army beat K-P.

Squash

K-P, Navy, Punjab and Railways took berth into semi-finals of the squash event being played at PAF Hashim Khan Squash Complex.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 13^th, 2019.