Asian Games: Disappointing start for Pakistan in swimming, taekwondo competitions
The Games are being in held in Hangzhou, China
It was not Pakistan's day in taekwondo and swimming competitions in the ongoing Asian Games 2023 as both of Pakistan’s swimmers Mohammad Amaan Siddiqui and Mohammad Ahmed Durrani failed to qualify for the next round.
Both in the individual freestyle and individual medley, Pakistani swimmers couldn’t perform up to the mark and were knocked out of the discipline.
In Men’s 200m individual medley, Durrani’s timing was 2 minutes and 15.10 seconds, which was enough to create a new national record but he failed to reach the next round.
The previous Pakistani record in the 200m individual medley was 2 minutes and 16.26 seconds.
Durrani was 12 seconds behind the last swimmer who qualified for the next round. His final position was 19th out of 27.
Meanwhile, Amaan finished 22nd with his timing of 2 minutes and 18.65 seconds.
In the 100m freestyle heats, Durrani finished 33rd while Aman was ranked 37th.
In taekwondo, Pakistan’s Naila lost to a Japanese athlete named Yuiko Niwa in the quarter-final.
After a tough competition, Naila finished the match with 100.0 points but her opponent qualified for the semi-final with 104.6 points.
Earlier, Naila defeated Saudia Arabia’s Medhat Abrar Bukhari in the Round of 16.
In men’s taekwondo, Pakistan’s Aqdas Ullah Qadeer lost to Nepal’s Bahadur Prem Limbu in the first round.
