Chengdu: The hopes of Noor Zaman of a Squash Medal of the World Games were annulled after it was at the loser end of an exciting battle of five games on Saturday, while Nasir Iqbal maintained their hopes lived in the plate event.
Facing the number 21 of the Colombian world Miguel Rodríguez in the last stage of 16, Noor managed to come from 2-1 until forcing a decisive game, but was finally dominated.
“Noor played from the heart, but Rodriguez’s experience made a difference in crucial moments,” said Pakistan coach Fahim Gul, with the debut team in the games. “This is a learning curve for him and hell becomes stronger.”
Noor had a quick start, taking the first 11-2 game in just six minutes, but Rodriguez became the contest, taking the next two Games 11-7 and 11-9. Noor returned the coup in the fourth game, taking it 13-11 before Rodríguez assured the decisive fifth game 11-6.
Now you will have to deal with the Special Plate event with a quarter of a final against the Egyptian Mohammad Nasser on Sunday.
Nasir advanced to the quarterfinals of the plate event one day after falling into the first round. He caught Austria Daniel Lutz 11-7, 11-4, 11-8 to establish one last game against Radu Romanian.
“Nasir played Smart Squash today, controlling the game from the beginning,” Fahim said. “He is determined to make the most of this opportunity.”
Multi-Sport World Games have non-Olympic sports, although Squash will make their Olympic debut in Los Angeles 2028.
On the other hand, on Saturday, the three -day strip and loosen competitions began with the 640 kg male team of Great Britain that were obtained gold after a dominant performance against the reigning champion Switzerland.
In canoeing, Mads Brandt Pedersen of Denmark took gold at the short distance event of male K1, while Melina Andersson from Sweden took the women’s career.
Also in the Xinglong Lake Hubin Arena, Dragon Boat made his debut as an official sport with Indonesia claiming the first gold medal in the open persecution race of 2,000 m.
In the multifunctional gymnasium of Dong’an Lake Park multifunctional, China captured the title of the women’s group in acrobatic gymnastics, while Alexey Glukhov and Anastasia Glazunova de Moldavia won the standard dance event.
Posted in Dawn, August 10, 2025
