Tuesday 28 June 2011

Billawal Aslam bags special Olympics gold for Pakistan



Talented Pakistani cyclist Billawal Aslam raced past rivals to clinch a gold medal at the Special Olympics World Games here on Monday.
In a special performance on the wheels, Billawal finished first in the 1000m/1km time trial to edge past the opponents. Fellow Pakistani cyclist Nazeer Ahmed came fourth in the race.
Aslam defeated Mexico’s Johnny Tovar and India’s Yogendra Kumar Shrivas.
In the other competitions, Pakistan’s men’s basketball team lost to Indonesia with a scoreline of 17-7 in the preliminary round. However, the women’s basketball team was impressive against Israel and defeated them 14-13.—Agencies

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