LAHORE:

Wrestler Muhammad Gulzar raised the Pakistani flag in the 97 kg category as he won the bronze medal at the Islamic Solidarity Games in Riyadh on Friday.

Pakistan managed to win five medals in these games with one gold by javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem, one silver by javelin thrower Yasir Sultan, and three bronze medals by Faitma Zahra and Qudratullah and now wrestler Gulzar.

Muhammad Gulzar defeated the Afghan wrestler Iqbal Ahmed in the repechage round and then won the bronze medal by knocking out Turkish wrestler Rifat E. Gidak in the fall position with 5-4 points.

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After winning the medal, Gulzar announced that he would dedicate his medal to the Pakistan Army’s Operation ‘Banyan-e-Marsoos’.

He says that this victory is for the homeland, its defend

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