Pakistan won two golds in the weightlifting event in the 9th SAF Games in 65 kg and 94 kg here on Saturday at Community Center.
The 85 kg gold was won by Pakistani weightlifter Shuja-ud-Din with 152.5 in snatch and 200.0 in clean and jerk with total 352.5.
Similarly, in 94 kg Pakistani Hassan Aslam Chaudhry won the gold medal for Pakistan with overall 337.5 including 150.0 in snatch and 167.5 in clean and jerk.
In 85 kg Gopalraj of India received the silver medal while Upul of Sri Lanka has won bronze.
Similarly, in 95 kg Indian Sukhjinder won the silver medal while Bidud Kumar of Bangladesh received bronze medal.
BADMINTON: On a day of mixed fortune, Pakistani shuttlers Saturday won three matches but conceded defeat in three others in the quarter final round of 9th SAF Games here at Rodham Hall of Pakistan Sports Complex.
In men's doubles, women's double and mix double, Pakistan's shuttlers lived up to the expectations to comprehensively beat their rivals.
In the first men's doubles Rizwan Asghar Rana paired with Umar Zeeshan to defeat Sri Lanka's duo of Niluka Karunaratne and Brinsly Chamira 15-2, 15-10 in straight games.
The Pakistani players delighted the crowd with fine display of skill and experience.
Pakistan's Ali Yar Baig and Saima Manzoor joined hands in the mixed doubles to beat their Sri Lankan counterparts Brinsly Chamira and Pamisha Deshanthi, 15-13, 15-9.
Female shuttlers from Pakistan also registered win in the quarterfinal against their Sri Lankan competitors.
Asma Butt and Uzma Butt overcame resistance by their opponents Rasangi Kalpana and Nadeeshah Gayanthi to win the game 7-15, 15-12 and 15-6.
In the second men's doubles Pakistan's Tahir Ishaq Mir and Waqas Masood lost to Sri Lankan duo of Duminda Jayakody and Thushara Yasalal 4-15, 11-15.
In the second mixed double Thushara Yasalal and Renu Chandrika of Sri Lanka beat their Pakistani rivals Ashraf Masih and Uzma Butt 4-15 and 8-15.
Pakistan's female duo of Aisha Akram and Saima Manzoor also lost their game to Sri Lankan Renu Chandhrika and Pamisha in the women's doubles.
India's Rupesh Kumar and Markose Bristow won the men's doubles beating Bangladesh's Anayetullah and Moktar Hossain 15-3 and 15-8.
Indian duo of Markose Bristow and Manjusha Kanwar also claimed the mixed double by beating Rashupatipaneru and Sumina Shrestha of Nepal 15-0, 15-4.
In the first men's single, Nepal's Pashupati Paneru lost to Abhinn Shyam Gopta of India 4-15, 3-15.
In another mixed double, Indian pair of Jaseel Parves and Jwala Gutta won their match against Nepalese Kiran Thapa and Rajani Joshi, 15-1, 15-1.
The second men's singles was won by India's Chetan Anand, beating his Nepalese rival Balram Thapa 5-2, 15-5.
In the third men's singles, Sri Lanka's UDRP Kumara beat his Bangladeshi counterpart Mostafa Jabed 17-15 and 15-10.