Touseef not only won in cycling but also bagged gold in 10km road race at Long Beach. PHOTO COURTESY: SOP
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Touseef's timing was 22:58:90 as silver medallist Albalooshi Moosa of UAE was only less than two seconds behind with 23:00:16. Bronze went to special Olympian Rignaakos Georgios of Greece.
Six cyclists competed in this division competition.
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Saira Ikram bagged the silver medal for Pakistan in the 100 metre-sprint with a time of 00:18:39. The gold went to Verrissoun Fatima Zahara of Morroco with 00:17:62.
The swimmer Asim Zar, gold medallist of 100-metre, added another feather in his cap by coming second in 50-meter freestyle with an impressive timing of 00:58:73.
In traditional basketball pre-final competition, Pakistan played a cliff hanger against Poland and emerged on top to win the match with a score of 20-17. The performer of the match was Pakistan’s Muhammad Usman who got the basket six times.
In football 5-a-side event, Pakistan is now out of Gold medal race as it lost in the semi-final and will be playing for third on Saturday morning.
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