Irfan and Murad achieved a sensational win in the Badminton men’s Doubles round of 32 match against Jarred Elliot and Robert Summers of South Africa and qualified for the next round.

The Pakistani duo outclassed the opponents by winning two straight sets with scores of 21-19 in the first and 21-17 in the second set.

They will now compete against the Indian pair of Rakireddy Satwik Sairaj and Shetty Chirag Chandrashekhar today in the Badminton Doubles round of 16.

The win gave the Pakistani camp a moment to cherish after the dismal outcomes in the Badminton Singles matches.

Irfan Bhatti lost his match in the Men’s Singles round-of-32 against Malaysia’s Tze Young NG by 21-10 and 21-9.

Murad also failed to make an impression in singles competition as he was dominated by Singapore’s Jia Heng Teh by 14-21 and 16-21.

In Women’s Singles, Mahoor Ali, Pakistan’s top-notch female badminton player, retired hurt in the second set after dominating the first set with a score of 22-20, letting his Indian opponent to win the game.

Ghazala Siddique, on the other hand, lost to Jamaica’s Tahlia Richardson in the round of 32.

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The President of the Pakistan Badminton Federation (PBF) Syed Wahaj Ali revealed that the four-member badminton squad, initially part of the contingent, has been removed by the PSB without an explanation.

“PSB failed to provide an explanation for the removal. This is a mistreatment of the players, and the federation lacks the resources to sponsor it,” Wahaj stated.

“Pakistan Badminton Federation will contact Pakistan Olympic Association about the issue,” he added.

Pakistan Olympian Mahoor Shahzad, on the other hand, also opined on the incident and termed it unfair.

“It’s quite unfair on the part of PSB to isolate the only sport at the very last moment when everything was finalized including visas and a training camp. Such gestures by PSB will have an adverse effect on growth and development of Pakistan badminton,” Mahoor wrote on her Instagram.

 

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It is pertinent to mention here that the four-member badminton team was comprised of Mahoor, Ghazala Siddique, Murad Ali, and Irfan Saeed.

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