GLASGOW: Pakistani boxer Muhammed Waseem lost to Australian competitor Andrew Moloney in the final bout of the boxing 52kg flyweight in the Commonwealth Games.
The national hero had the upper hand over his Australian opponent in the first two rounds, but could not keep it up in the final round, thereby losing and attaining the silver medal.
Waseem had managed to knock-out his opponent from Ghana in the semi-final round on August 1 to make it to the finals.
The silver takes Pakistan's medals tally at the games to four including three silver and one bronze.
Waseem, disappointed with loss, reacts on his Facebook page:
I'm sorry to my nation and to all my supporters. I [tried] my best, I am very disappointed with the decision. I've been waiting for four years for this moment. In the last CWG, I won a Bronze medal in India, and now after four long years when I was so close to [winning] Gold, one bad decision took it away.
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Keep it up baby. Work hard. You performed best
Congrats and don't be disappoint and you are Hero
I watched the match. He was an energetic boxer but technically less sound than his opponent. He was certainly behind in the first two rounds and may have had a equal third round. A great achievement, nevertheless, but he could have been less churlish at the end of it all.
Well done Waseem. We’re proud of you!
Well done, proud of you.
Well done to the guy for getting silver, but he was outboxed for all 3 rounds and was very ungracious in defeat.
Congrats Waseem you are our Hero
You won a medal and that's enough for Pakistani people but your attitude towards the end was a bit gross. Please maintain your sportsmanship as you are representing a country and it's embarrassing for many people out there. It was clearly seen that the Aussie was better boxer and technically sound. Your overconfidence gesture before refree's decision was premature. Losing final is not bad, you are still in second and that is a win as well. It's not the end of the world.
Hay boss! You rock! Very well done.
You don't need to apologize young man! You are a hero for donning national colors and bringing a medal home. Well done and well deserved!
Kudos -- great match.
@chachoo, true, Haroon Khan (Amir Khans younger brother) did just that in Delhi.
Qais Ashfaq just won Silver for Eng
There are so many Pakistani Origin Boxers in UK and Canada and they are world class and i could not understand that why they are not given the chance to represent Pakistan in the internartional arena. ?. We could win many more medals especially in boxing when Pakistani origin boxers will be allowed to represent out country.
Well done Waseem. We're proud of you!