Muhammad Inam honors the nation with gold medal in Beach Wrestling
Wrestler Muhammad Inam has brought home the honor of winning the gold medal in the World Beach Wrestling Championship 2017.
Inam defeated the Iranian challenger Pejman Fazlollah Tabar Naghrachi 2-1 in the senior category final to seal the gold medal in the freestyle senior category in -90kg competition in Dalyan, Turkey.
The Pakistani wrestler had earlier defeated Pavlidis Theodosios in the semi-final and Petridis Christos in the quarter-final by 3-0 – both his opponents were from Greece.
Inam defeated Maxico’s Quintana Orozco in pre-quarterfinal by 4-0.
It is pertinent to mention here that earlier, Pakistan’s Inayatullah also had won the gold medal in the freestyle cadet category -70kg competition.
This is the fourth major gold medal for Mohammad Inam. He got the fame first after winning the gold medal in the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Last year, he also won a gold medal at the Asian Beach Games held in Vietnam and in the South Asian Games in Guwahati.
The Chairman of Pakistan Wrestling Federation (PWF), Syed Aqil Shah, congratulated the national heroes Muhammad Inam and Inayatullah for making Pakistan honored.
“PWF is grateful for the support extended by the Pakistan Olympic Association and Pakistan Sports Board for the national wrestlers,” he added.
The Pakistani wrestler had earlier defeated Pavlidis Theodosios in the semi-final and Petridis Christos in the quarter-final by 3-0 – both his opponents were from Greece.
Inam defeated Maxico’s Quintana Orozco in pre-quarterfinal by 4-0.
It is pertinent to mention here that earlier, Pakistan’s Inayatullah also had won the gold medal in the freestyle cadet category -70kg competition.
This is the fourth major gold medal for Mohammad Inam. He got the fame first after winning the gold medal in the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Last year, he also won a gold medal at the Asian Beach Games held in Vietnam and in the South Asian Games in Guwahati.
The Chairman of Pakistan Wrestling Federation (PWF), Syed Aqil Shah, congratulated the national heroes Muhammad Inam and Inayatullah for making Pakistan honored.
“PWF is grateful for the support extended by the Pakistan Olympic Association and Pakistan Sports Board for the national wrestlers,” he added.
