Commonwealth Games: Wrestler Inam Butt wins first gold medal for Pakistan

[Shahzaz ud din]

Commonwealth Games: Wrestler Inam Butt wins first gold medal for Pakistan

• Earlier, Pakistan won four Bronze in weightlifting and wrestling

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by Mahmood Idrees | Published on April 14, 2018 (Edited April 14, 2018)

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GOLD COSTA, Australia, Pakistan won its first Gold medal at Gold Coast Commonwealth Games 2018 on Saturday.

Pakistani wrestler Mohammad Inam Butt once again bagged the Gold medal at the free style wrestling competition by overpowering his opponent Melvin Bibo of Nigeria in the final of 86kg weight category. Butt won the match 6-0 on points in just two rounds.




Ubaid Awan@UbaidAwan

Pakistan’s #InamButt do a Sajdah after wining gold medal in Commonwealth games wrestling #GC2018 #GC2018Wrestling #Pakistan

Hailing from Gujranwala, the 29-year-old wrestler earlier clinched the title during Delhi Commonwealth Games 2010 when he had defeated Jayden Lawrence in the first bout before overpowering India’s Somveer in the quarterfinal.


This is Pakistan’s first Gold medal and overall fifth medal. Earlier, two other wrestlers Mohammad Bilal and Tayyab Raza bagged the Bronze while weightlifters Talha Talib and Nooh Butt also won Bronze medals in their respective categories.

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Gharidah Farooqi

✔@GFarooqi

Wow!!! Congrats ! M Inam Butt wins first GOLD MEDAL for #Pakistan in #GC2018

Syed Yahya Hussaini

✔@SYahyaHussaini
Really Proud moment for ALL Pakistani sports lovers
Gujranwala “INAM BUTT” won the GOLD medal at 68kg wrestling event in #21st Commonwealth games.This is the first GOLD for

Allhamdolillah. Pakistan Zindabad! Thank you Inam Butt. #GC2018Wrestling #TeamPAK


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Faisal Iqbal

✔@FaisalIqbalCric

Wowww... AnotherProud Moment A Gold Medal This Time

ماشاللہ Muhammad Inam Butt you Made us A Proud #GC2018 in 86kg free style #GC2018Wrestling


scorpion yasir@scorpionyasir1

Inam butt new hero born today pride of Pakistan

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Maya Ali@mayaali07

GOLD MEDAL Finally Yaaayyyyyyy Congratulations: Muhammad Inam Butt of Pakistan won 1st Gold Medal for Pakistan is #GC2018 in 86kg free style #GC2018Wrestling #commonwealthgames #Commonwealth2018

 

[Fireurimagination]

Congratulations!

 

[NeonNinja]

 

[waz]

Great stuff.
I hope with the demise of the present government Pakistan invests in sports. At the moment here is nothing, literally.

 

[rocketman0409]

Congratulations

 

[Laozi]

congratulations

long journey begins with small steps

 

[Divergent]

Congratulations.

 

[911]

Congrats. Also well done to all the athletes from all of the sub continent even those who didn't win medal

 

[Hassan Guy]

very much mashallah

 

[AZ1]

Thats great vmbut unfortunately he will be forgotten after month without any support.

 

[India Pakistan]

Congrats

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

Pakistani, Brock Lesnar who of course is reputable (MMA, Ameture Wrestler , WWE) athlete

 

[Sugarcane]

Great stuff.
I hope with the demise of the present government Pakistan invests in sports. At the moment here is nothing, literally.

He took loan for preparation and participation as he didn't get any financing from government

 

[Sheepistanis]

Pakistani, Brock Lesnar who of course is reputable (MMA, Ameture Wrestler , WWE) athlete

It was Kurt Angle who had won a gold medal for US in olympics and later joined professional wrestling.

 

[waz]

He took loan for preparation and participation as he didn't get any financing from government

You were spot on bro;

Following his win, Inam was critical of the government, claiming he had not been provided with any funds for training. “I had demanded Rs1 million from the government to prepare for this event but did not receive anything. Along with the Pakistan Wrestling Federation, I spent my own money and was able to win the first Gold medal for the country.”

https://www.geo.tv/latest/191080-wr...ns-pakistans-first-gold-at-commonwealth-games

Thats great vmbut unfortunately he will be forgotten after month without any support.

Yep, of course not even Pakistan's "celebrities" could not even write a short congratulations to a man who has achieved more than any of them would. I suppose when the next Bollywood flick gets cancelled they'll be tweeting their concerns, aside our guy shaan;

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