Pakistan’s Hassan Ali wins bronze in beach wrestling at Asian Youth Games

Pakistan’s Hassan Ali earned the country’s third medal at the Asian Youth Games in Sama Bay, Bahrain, on Thursday after securing bronze in the beach wrestling event.

Competing in the 70kg category, Hassan defeated Tajikistan’s Idris Bakhromov 2-0 in the bronze medal bout. The young wrestler, who is trained by former Commonwealth Games champion Mohammad Inam Butt, had earlier lost his semi-final to Iran’s Sina Shokouhi.

His path to the medal included victories over Jordan’s Marafi Abdul Rahman and Tajikistan’s Bazaarzada in earlier rounds.

Read: Salman Naseer confirms auction for two new PSL teams

In the same competition, Pakistan’s Abdul Rehman narrowly missed out on a podium finish after losing 2-0 to Jordan’s Zaid Naghouj in the 65kg bronze medal match.

The Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) congratulated the medal winners and participants for their efforts.

“The Pakistan Olympic Association extends heartfelt congratulations to the athletes, their support personnel, and the respective National Sports Federations on these remarkable achievements. We wish them continued success in their sporting journeys,” the POA said in a statement.