30/08/2021
Pakistan Wins Gold, Silver, and Bronze Medal in Asian Mixed Martial Arts Championship-2021
Pakistan won one gold, one silver and one bronze medal in the debutant Asian Mixed Martial Arts Championship-2021 held in Kyrgyzstan. It is the first time Pakistan attended the Asian Championship; however, only six members attended the championship due to a lack of funds. Mixed Martial Arts Athletes were chosen from different cities of Pakistan including Allah Gul Afridi (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Liaquat Ali from Balochistan, Asim Khan, Shayan Amin and Shahazaib Khan from Sindh. Shariq Ali was manager-cum-coach of the squad.
Pakistani Mixed Martial Arts Athletes team members including Shahzaib Khan won gold, Liaqat Ali bagged silver medal and Allah Gul Afridi got the bronze medal in Championship and made the country proud with their achievements. Talking to APP, The President Pakistan Mixed Martial Arts Federation Zulfiqar Ali said that PMMAF would stay on the path of success and would make efforts to ensure maximum participation in all events in future. He said the World MMA Championship 2021 is also expected to be held in December this year.