Wrestler Muhammad Inam bags first gold medal for Pakistan at Commonwealth Games
Pakistani wrestler Muhammad Inam on Saturday won a gold medal for Pakistan in the final of the men’s freestyle 86kg event at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia.
Taking place at Carrara Arena, in the last event for Pakistan, the 86kg-wrestler Inam in his final fight thrashed Nigeria’s Bibo 3:0.
In the first period of the fight, Inam, 29, won one technical point while Bibo failed to score any points. In the second period, Inam secured 2, 2, and 1 technical points to secure five points and subsequently finished with six points against Bibo’s nil.
Having secured six technical points, Inam was awarded three classification points and won the fight 3:0 to bag the first gold medal for Pakistan.
Earlier, in the semi-final of the event, Inam defeated Canadian Alexander Moore in style after securing four technical points to Moore's six. He was given victory by fall and thus, qualified for the final of the event.
In the 1/4 final, Inam dominated Indian Somveer as he secured 10 points in the first period and did not let Somveer score a single technical point to win the fight, as he was given victory by Technical Superiority.