{"id":125431,"date":"2026-09-27T22:19:51","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T17:19:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/?p=125431"},"modified":"2026-09-27T22:19:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T17:19:51","slug":"pakistan-claim-two-squash-bronzes-as-team-events-set-to-begin-monday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-sports-news\/pakistan-claim-two-squash-bronzes-as-team-events-set-to-begin-monday\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan claim two squash bronzes as team events set to begin Monday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">ISLAMABAD: Pakistan secured two bronze medals in the men\u2019s singles individual event at the Victory Ceremony for the Squash Singles and Mixed Doubles events, which concluded at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Noor Zaman and Muhammad Ashab Irfan received the bronze medals at the Official Medal Ceremony at Nagoya Kinjo-Futo Arena, said a press release.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">In the third-position match, Noor Zaman (PAK) beat Muhammad Ashab Irfan (PAK) 3-0 (11-7, 11-7, 13-11) in 26 minutes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">The team events will start from Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Pakistan Men\u2019s Team has been 2nd seeded and placed in Pool B, while Pakistan Women\u2019s Team are seeded 9th and placed in Group B (Pool B).<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Monday, Men\u2019s Team \u2013 Pool B: Pakistan vs Philippines \u2013 12pm JST\/8am PKT \u2013 Court 2; Pakistan vs Kuwait \u2013 05:30 PM JST\/1:30 pm PKT \u2013 Court 2.<\/p>\n<p>Women\u2019s Team \u2013 Pool B: Pakistan vs Hong Kong, China \u2013 10am JST\/6am PKT \u2013 Court 5, Nagoya Kinjo-Futo Arena; Pakistan vs Mongolia \u2013 3:30pm JST\/11:30 am PKT \u2013 Court 2, Nagoya Kinjo-Futo Arena.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: Pakistan secured two bronze medals in the men\u2019s singles individual event at the Victory Ceremony for the Squash Singles and Mixed Doubles events, which concluded at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026. 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