It was yet another disappointing day for Pakistani athletes as the majority of them got knocked out of various competitions. Although there was some good news from the Shooting and Volleyball competitions, in general, it was a tiring and fruitless day for some of the athletes. In this blog, we review the results of Pakistan athletes on Day 3 of the Hangzhou Asian Games.
Shooting
Three Pakistan shooters were in action in stage 1 of the Skeet Men’s competition. Usman Chand finished in 10th position with 72 points, just two shy of the leader Yunxuan Wu of China. Ahmad Usman also finished with an impressive 70 points, whereas Imam Haroon ended stage 1 in 34th position with 65 points.
All three men then teamed up later in the day to feature in the Skeet Team competition. They were looking strong at the beginning of the competition, but a below-par shot by Imam (18 points) meant that they could only finish stage 1 in 7th position with 207 points.
Kishmala Talat participated in the 25m Women’s Pistol competition. In the precision round, she finished in 12th spot. The 21-year-old will be in action on 27th September in the Rapid Fire round. Adil Ghufran and Fatima Mehak gave their best in the 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team competition. Unfortunately, their score of 617.6 was only good enough to secure 18th place.
Boxing
Muhammad Qasim took part in the Men’s 51-57 contest for Pakistan. He faced UAE’s Nawwafin Alzahmi in the preliminary Round of 32 match. Participating in his first Asian Games, the 21-year-old boxer showed no signs of nervousness and put up a flawless boxing display. He was awarded maximum points by the judges in 2 out of 3 rounds, and eventually beat his opponent by 5-0.
Taekwondo
There was more disappointment for Pakistani athletes in the Taekwondo competition. Muhammad Arbaz Khan was seen in action in the Men’s 63 Kg Round of 16 match. He was up against Iran’s Alireza Hosseinpour. The Iranian proved to be a formidable opponent for Arbaz and won the opening two rounds by the scores of 10-3 and 9-4. By doing so he qualified for the quarterfinals of the competition.
Fencing
Mujaded Awan is the only Pakistan athlete who was participating in the Fencing competition at the Asian Games 2022. He took part in the Men’s Épée Individual category. Having been placed in Pool 1 with six other fencers, Mujaded faced them all on 26th September. Unfortunately, the 33-year-old lost all six fixtures and was knocked out of the competition. His results are as follows:
| Match #1 | Mujaded Awan | 2 – 5 | Fayzulla Alimov |
| Match #2 | Ho Tin Ng | 5 – 1 | Mujaded Awan |
| Match #3 | Khash-Erdene Batchuluun | 5 – 1 | Mujaded Awan |
| Match #4 | Mujaded Awan | 2 – 5 | ODEH Iyad |
| Match #5 | Mujaded Awan | 1 – 5 | KANO Koki |
| Match #6 | Mohamed Almaazi | 5 – 0 | Mujaded Awan |
Swimming
Six swimmers were in action for Pakistan across four different categories. Once again, the young Pakistani swimmers had a tough time in the pool and found it hard to match the times of their opponents. None of them were able to progress to the next round. Jehanara Nabi finished with a time of 1:02.39 in the Women’s 100m Freestyle category. The 19-year-old was then seen in action in the Women’s 400m Freestyle where she managed a time of 4:39.28.
Another female swimmer, Fatima Adnan took part in the Women’s 200m Backstroke category. She finished the race with a time of 2:53.04. Later in the day, Amaan, Hamza, Abbas, and Ahmed participated in the Men’s 4 x 100m Medley Relay category. Despite their best efforts, they were able to register a time of 4:24.81, which was almost 48 seconds behind the winner of their Heat, Japan.
See Also: Asian Games 2022 Day 2: A Disappointing Day for Pakistan Athletes
Tennis
The Pakistan tennis stars were in high spirits after impressing in the opening two days of the Asian Games. Unfortunately, that winning streak did not last for too long as they suffered defeats in four matches on Day 3. The duo of Aqeel Khan and Sarah Khan were defeated by arch-rivals India in Round 2 of Mixed Doubles. The Indian duo won comprehensively in straight sets by 6-0, 6-0.
There was more bad news from the Mixed Doubles competition, as Pakistan’s tennis legend, Aisam ul Haq and Ushna Suhail were beaten by the Thai duo in straight sets by 6-4, 6-1. A fierce contest was seen in Round 2 of Men’s Doubles when Aisam ul haq and Aqeel Khan took on Chinses Taipei’s Yu-hsiou Hsu and Jason Jung. The Chinese Taipei duo won the first set narrowly by 7-6, with a tiebreaker deciding the winner.
The second set was also fought very closely but Hsu and Jason ended up winning the set by 6-4 to book their places in the next round of the competition. In Round 2 of the Women’s Doubles, Ushna Suhail and Sarah Khan were thoroughly beaten by the Indonesian pair of Beatrice Gumulya and Jessy Priskila Rompies. They lost the match in straight sets by 6-0, 6-0.
Squash
It was a mixed day for Pakistan athletes in the Squash event. Both the Women’s and Men’s Team pool matches took place on Day 3 of the Asian Games. The Women’s squash team had a disappointing day as they lost to arch-rivals India and Malaysia by a score of 3-0. On the other hand, the Men’s squash team had a terrific day as they defeated Qatar and Nepal side to make a strong start to their campaign.
Hockey
Pakistan took on Bangladesh in its second match of the group stage. The Bengal Tigers took a shock lead when Hossain scored in the 19th minute of the game. Shazaib Khan then equalized for Pakistan by the end of the second quarter. The game was evenly poised in the 3rd quarter as the score was tied at 2-2, but 2 quick-fire goals from Ammad and Sufyan gave Pakistan a 4-2 lead. Arbaz Ahmad then scored in the 57th minute of the game to hand his side a 5-2 win. The green shirts face Uzbekistan next on 28th September.
Volleyball
The third Indo-Pak clash on Day 3 of the Asian Games took place in Volleyball. The two Asian rivals were involved in a 5th-6th place classification match. The men in green were able to defeat their opponents by winning all three sets. Murad Khan was the star of the match as he scored 20 points. Pakistan ended its volleyball campaign on a high by finishing in 5th place.
Wushu
Only one of the Pakistani athletes was involved in the Wushu competition on Day 3 of the Asian Games. Samreen Altaf took part in the Women’s 52Kg Quarterfinal. She faced Iran’s Elaheh Mansoryan Samiroumi. The 23-year-old who was taking part in her first Asian Games was unable to get the better of her opponent which ultimately led to her defeat and elimination from the competition.
In which sports will Pakistani athletes be in action on Day 4 of the Asian Games?
| Sr No. | Sport | Category |
| 1. | Boxing | Men’s 57-63.5 Kg – Preliminaries – R16 |
| 2. | Bridge | Men’s Team Round Robin |
| 3. | Bridge | Mixed Team Round Robin |
| 4. | Squash | Men’s Team Pool A |
| 5. | Squash | Women’s Team Pool B |
| 6. | Shooting | 25m Pistol Women’s Qualification |
| 7. | Shooting | Skeet Men’s Qualification |
| 8. | Shooting | Skeet Team Men |
| 9. | Swimming | Men’s 100m Butterfly Heat 3 |
| 10. | Swimming | Women’s 100m Backstroke Heat 1 |
| 11. | Swimming | Men’s 200m Freestyle Heat 2 |
| 12. | Swimming | Mixed 4 x 100m Medley Relay Heat 2 |
| 13. | Swimming | Women’s 100m Butterfly Heat 1 |
| 14. | Table Tennis | Men’s Singles Round of 64 |
| 15 | Table Tennis | Women’s Singles Round of 64 |
| 16. | Table Tennis | Men’s Doubles Round of 64 |
| 17. | Table Tennis | Mixed Doubles Round of 32 |
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