Pakistan’s shuttlers stumble at Asian Games

Pakistan managed 11 points overall, with their opponents establishing a 20-point lead in the opening game.Pakistan were eliminated from the men’s team foil competition on Friday after losing 45-12 to China in the table of 16 at Aichi Sky Expo Hall F.China dominated the match from the opening relay, building a 5-0 lead before extending their advantage to 25-3 after five relays.

Pakistan struggled to contain China’s attack, with Muhammad Waqas, Abdul Musawir and Baryal Khan unable to close the widening gap.Musawir produced Pakistan’s strongest individual effort in the final relay, scoring 12 touches, but China’s lead was already insurmountable.

The Chinese team reached 45 touches to secure a place in the next stage.Pakistan finished with 12 touches across the nine relays, compared with China’s 45.

Waqas, Musawir and Khan competed for Pakistan, while Muhammad Yaseen Khan was also listed on the team.Mishael: Mishael Aisha Hyat finished 25th out of 28 contestants in the women’s 50m butterfly heats at the Asian Games on Friday, clocking 30.95 seconds at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.Mishael was 5.38 seconds behind China’s Zhang Yufei, who topped the heat in 25.57 seconds.

Japan’s Rikako Ikee finished second in 25.98, while China’s Wu Qingfeng was third in 26.00.Zhang, a former world and Olympic champion, led the field comfortably, with Ikee 0.41 seconds behind and Wu a further 0.02 seconds adrift.Hong Kong’s Yeung Hoi Ching was the last swimmer to qualify for the next phase among those marked as qualifiers, securing the final qualifying place in 27.39 seconds.Hamza Asif finished 35th of 40 competitors….

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