Mixed Martial Arts Asian Championship 2024 | Pak Fighter Won Gold Medal But India Fighter Win Hreats

Описание: Mixed Martial Arts Asian Championship 2024 | Pak Fighter Won Gold Medal But India Fighter Win Hreats
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Visiting athletes and teams from Pakistan, Middle East, India and other nations praised the arrangements and hospitality at the event.

“This is the first time I’ve come to Pakistan,” Khushboo Nishad, an Indian MMA fighter, told Arab News. “There was a lot of [negative] hype about Pakistan, but I really enjoyed my time here.

“Coming here to Pakistan, I felt like I was back in my hometime, in India. It’s a beautiful country, Pakistan, it’s just like India.”

Another fighter visiting Pakistan for the first time was Nour Al Fliti from Lebanon.

“I have been a Lebanese flyweight MMA champion twice,” she told Arab News. “I have just finished my fight, and I won by decision after facing team Pakistan.”

Al Fliti said she was aiming for gold like her Lebanese compatriot, Mohammad Fakhreddine who won in the male 55-kg featherweight category.

From Bahrain, Ali Mahroon put in walkover performances on his way to the 77-kg welterweight final.

“I won today with two submissions,” he told Arab News. “Tomorrow [Thursday], let’s go [for] gold.”

Mahroon said he had a “wonderful” time in Lahore, praising Pakistani hospitality and the tournament arrangements.

Mohammad Ghorbani, Iran’s Head Coach, called Pakistan a “beautiful” country.

“The people are nice. It’s a great experience and I would like to be back in this country very soon.”

Ahmed from the MMA federation thanked Rana Mashood of the Prime Minister’s Youth Program and the foreign office for facilitating the event.

“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs gave us a desk through which we were able to get these 300 visas … [they] arranged all of these visas within a day or two,” Ahmed said. “The government has supported us in this event, through logistics, through security, through getting visas, but we have not taken any financial support from them.”

Relying mainly on brands and sponsors, the federation had been successful in supporting Pakistani athletes at events around the world, Ahmed said.

“In Abu Dhabi, Ismail Khan won a bronze medal. Bano Butt picked up a medal in Serbia, which was a big success being the first female [MMA] athlete from Pakistan. We won four medals, in two female and two male categories [3 silvers and a bronze] in Bahrain last December.”

“We will continue to win medals in [international] competitions and want people to watch this sport and make it even bigger than it already is,” the MMA Federation president said, saying hosting the Asian championship would go a long way in putting MMA on the sporting map in Pakistan.

“It’s a big deal, and hopefully if events like these continue to happen, you’ll also see the economy for this sport develop in Pakistan.”

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