Commonwealth Games, Pakistani wrestler Sharif Tahir reaches finals

 Birmingham: Pakistan's Sharif Tahir has reached the finals of the Yesling event at the Commonwealth Games. He will face Indian wrestler Naveen for the gold medal.

According to Express News, in the semi-finals of the 74 kg weight category of the Commonwealth Games, Sharif Tahir defeated Kokool Hawkins of New Zealand by eleven to zero and reached the final.

Sharif Tahirka will now play a decisive match with Indian wrestler Naveen in the final at around 10:00 pm according to Pakistani time.

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Two more national wrestlers also reached the semi-finals on the second and final day of the wrestling competition. However, Tayyab Raza and Asad Ali faced failure in the semi-finals.

Now these two will fight for bronze medals. On the first day, Pakistan won three medals in wrestling. Inam Butt and Zaman Anwar won the silver medal and Inayatullah won the bronze medal.