Hosts Gujranwala secures top spot of 3rd Kyrgyz Ambassador National Mas-Wrestling Championship
Among several participating regions, Gujranwala took the first position of the Kyrgyz Ambassador National Mas-Wrestling Championship 2019 which successfully concluded in Gujranwala.
Pakistan Mas-Wrestling Federation in collaboration with International Mas-Wrestling Federation and Embassy of the Kyrgyzstan, successfully organized the third edition of Kyrgyz Ambassador National Mas-Wrestling Championship in Gujranwala.
The Ambassador of the Kyrgyzstan Republic, H.E. Mr. Erik Beishembiev, who was the honorable chief guest at the concluding ceremony, has a keen interest for promoting Sports and Culture Diplomacy in Pakistan. In this contest the Embassy of the Kyrgyzstan Republic successfully organized this championship consecutively for the third time, where participants from all over Pakistan came up front to showcase their talent by competing against each other so as to earn the title of the event.
Participating regions are namely stated below:
- South & Central Punjab
- Sindh
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Baluchistan
- Azad Jammu & Kashmir
- Gilgit Baltistan
While Mas-Wrestlers from USA, Russia and the Kyrgyzstan Republic also took part in the championship.
Among these 9 participating nations, the host city, Gujranwala triumphed to secure top spot of the championship and was followed by Punjab team on the runner up position. Bahawalpur squad settled for the third spot.
DETAILED RESULTS
| POSITION | MEN 60 KG | MEN 70 KG |
| 1st | Sheraz Ali (Gujranwala) | Abdul Ahad (Lahore Garrison)
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| 2nd | Atif Mahmood (Rawalpindi) | Muhammad Adnan (Bahawalpur) |
| 3rd | Muhammad Naveed (Bahawalpur) aand Wali Azeem (Multan) | Umar Chahudhary (Sargodha) and Shifat Khan (Islamabad) |
| POSITION | MEN 80 KG | MEN 90 KG |
| 1st | Aurangzaib Shah (Punjab)
| Muhammad Ibrahim Baig (Gujranwala)
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| 2nd | Adeel Akhtar (Lahore Garrison) | Khushnood Azeem (Multan) |
| 3rd | Muhammad Zubair (Lahore) and Ali Raza (Sargodha) | Muhammad Umair (Lahore) and Muhammad Tanveer (Bahawalpur) |
| POSITION | MEN 105 KG | MEN 125 KG | MEN 125+ KG |
| 1st | Rana Imran Afzal (Gujranwala)
| Waqas Bhatti (Gujranwala)
| ShakaibAhmad Butt (Gujranwala)
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| 2nd | Allah Dita Baloch (D.G.Khan) | Junaid Hussain (Rawalpindi) | Muhammad Adil (Bahawalpur) |
| 3rd | Rana Bilal Ali (Sindh) and Muhammad Ahsan (KPK) | Muhammad Shafique (D.G.Khan) and Shahzaib Lone (Gilgit) | Muhammad Tehseen (Punjab) and Shahroz Ijaz (Faisalabad) |
| POSITION | WOMEN 55 KG | WOMEN 65 KG |
| 1st | ShanzayRiasat (Punjab) | Zainab Shaheen (Gujranwala)
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| 2nd | ZahidaPerveen (Balochistan) | Anisha Ali (Lahore) |
| 3rd | Khadija Waheed (Gilgit Baltistan) and Aqsa Farooq Kyani (Abbotabad) | SaiqaRiasat (Islamabad) and Kanwal Arshad (Abbotabad) |
| POSITION | WOMEN 75 KG | WOMEN 85 KG | WOMEN 85+ KG |
| 1st | Ammara Shabir (Gujranwala)
| RafiaShaheen (Gujranwala)
| Asma Ali (Gujranwala)
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| 2nd | Bakhtawar Munir (Bahawalpur) | Laiba Usman (Punjab) | Fatima Riasat (Punjab) |
| 3rd | Shazia Batool (Multan) and Sara Imam (Sindh) | Zoha Liaqat (Lahore Garrison) and Noreena Mubeen (Bahawalpur) | Hammna (Faisalabad) and Uroosa Bashir (Bahawalpur) |
H.E. Mr. Erik Beishembiev in his speech said,
“I saw so many athletes coming from all over Pakistan to this beautiful and rapidly developing city of Gujranwala, who engaged in a very old sport: Mas-Wrestling, which originates from Siberia and now becoming very popular in the world. In Kyrgyz language this game is called Taiak Tartysh meaning stick pulling and is mentioned in an ancient 1000 years old Kyrgyz epic called Manas”.
To promote the Cultural Diplomacy a beautiful cultural dance was also performed at the championship. At the end of the Championship, the chief guest presented medals, trophies and certificates to the high achievers.
