Pakistan assured squash medal as Ashab, Noor reach Asian Games play-off
Pakistan’s Muhammad Ashab Irfan and Noor Zaman will face each other in the men’s singles bronze-medal play-off after both players were defeated in their respective semifinals at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 on Saturday. The all-Pakistan third-place play-off will ensure Pakistan secures a medal in the individual squash event at the Asian Games, marking […]
UAE athletes opened their medal account at the Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 with a silver in the men's 400m final, as Sulaiman Abdulrahman finished second, just 0.09 seconds behind Thailand's Joshua Atkinson. The race was attended by UAE officials including Secretary General of the UAE Olympic Committee, Noura Al Jasmi, Major General Dr Mohammed Abdullah Al Murr, and Jamila Abdulrahman, Member of the Board of Directors of the UAE Athletics Federation.
The UAE team celebrated Major General Dr Mohammed Abdullah Al Murr's congratulations on the nation's first medal at the Asian Games, emphasizing the significance of the achievement due to Abdulrahman's young age and prior gold win in the Asian U20 Championships.
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