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Pakistani Duo Reaches Home after Winning South Asian Badminton Title

KARACHI: The Pakistani duo of Raja Zulqarnain Haider and Mohammad Adnan has received a warm welcome on their arrival in Lahore after winning the South Asian Regional Badminton Tournament.

The Pakistani duo won the men’s doubles gold medal after beating the Indian pair in the final of the championship played at Addu City in the Maldives.

Pakistan also won the mixed team event (Bronze medal) in the championship that was held from 5th to 10th October.

The Pakistani pair, in men’s doubles final, outclassed Indian pair of Sarath Dunna and Sai Charan Koya 2-1 in an exciting encounter.

Zulqarnain and Adnan lost the first game 15-21, but fought back to win the next two with the score of 21-11 and 21-19 to claim the title.

Earlier, the Pakistani pair had defeated Jimba Sangay Lhendup and Jamyang Tenzin of Bhutan 2-0 in the semi-final, while in the quarter-final; they downed the second-seeded Nepali pair comprising Prince Dahal and Praful Maharjan with the score of 21-13, 21-23 and 21-18.