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Pakistan secure another Asian Games medal as Noor, Ashab reach squash semis

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Noor Zaman and Mohammad Ashab Irfan advanced to the squash semi-finals of the Asian Games on Friday, securing Pakistan's place for at least one bronze medal. Third-seeded Noor defeated Hong Kong’s Chi Hin Henry Leung, while fifth-seeded Ashab overcame India’s Veer Chotrani in their matches held at Nagoya Kinjo Futo Arena. Both players had previously won all of their previous games without conceding any to opponents from Kuwait and Saudi Arabia respectively.

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Pakistan secured another medal at the Asian Games after Noor Zaman and Mohammad Ashab Irfan advanced to the semi-finals of the squash competition. Third-seeded Noor defeated Hong Kong’s Chi Hin Henry Leung, while fifth-seeded Ashab overcame India’s Veer Chotrani. The two Pakistanis had previously reached the quarter-finals without dropping a game; Noor beat Kuwait’s Ammar Altamimi 11-4, 11-9, 11-4 and Ashab defeated Saudi Arabia’s Mohammad Al Alnafsan 11-9, 11-3, 11-5. With their latest victories, Pakistan is assured of at least a bronze medal in the men’s singles competition since losing semi-finalists are awarded that rank.

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Ashab PERSON · 5× Pakistan GPE · 5× Noor PERSON · 4× India GPE · 2× Chi Hin Henry Leung PERSON · 1× Hong Kong’s GPE · 1× Leung PERSON · 1× Mohammad Ashab Irfan PERSON · 1× Noor Zaman PERSON · 1× Veer Chotrani PERSON · 1×

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The two Pakistanis had reached the quarter-finals without dropping a game, with Noor defeating Kuwait’s Ammar Altamimi 11-4, 11-9, 11-4 and Ashab overcoming Saudi Arabia’s Mohammad Al Alnafsan 11-9, 11-3, 11-5 in the last 16 on Thursday.

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🔮 Noor and Ashab will now contest their respective semi-finals on Saturday, with a place in Sunday’s final at stake.

2026-09-25 · Dawn

Pakistan secure another Asian Games medal as Noor, Ashab reach squash semis · assertive framing

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Pakistan secured another medal at the Asian Games on Friday after Noor Zaman and Mohammad Ashab Irfan won their respective singles matches to reach the semi-finals of the squash competition. asserted

Zaman → secure → competition

Third-seeded Noor defeated Hong Kong’s Chi Hin Henry Leung, while fifth-seeded Ashab overcame India’s Veer Chotrani at the Nagoya Kinjo Futo Arena to put Pakistan into the medal rounds of the event. asserted

Ashab → defeat → event

Noor, Pakistan’s top-ranked player in the draw, was pushed by Leung but held his nerve to secure a place in the last four. asserted

Noor → rank → four

Ashab also produced a strong performance against the fourth-seeded Indian, recovering from losing the opening game to win 3-1. asserted

Ashab → produce → game

Ashab prevailed 6-11, 11-8, 11-6, 11-6 to avenge Pakistan’s defeat to India in the men’s team final at the previous Asian Games. asserted

Ashab → prevail → Games

The victories mean Pakistan are assured of at least a bronze medal in the men’s singles competition, with the losing semi-finalists awarded bronze. asserted

finalists → mean → bronze

Ashab → reach → Thursday

Noor and Ashab will now contest their respective semi-finals on Saturday, with a place in Sunday’s final at stake. asserted

place → contest → stake

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