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Dawn.com Published July 27, 2014
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GLASGOW: Pakistan won its first medal at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow when Shah Hussain Shah bagged a silver medal in the 100-kg Judo event, DawnNews reported.

Shah lost to Scotland’s Euan Burton in the final session of men's judo event, coming second.

Shah had reached the final after defeating New Zealand’s Tim Slyfield in the semifinal.

Previously, he also won a bronze medal in the Asian Judo Championship and a bronze again at the Under-20 JIKJI Cup International Judo Championship held in South Korea.

He is the son of former Pakistani boxer Hussain Shah, who had also received a bronze medal in the 1988 Seoul Summer Olympics in the middle weight category, and was the first Pakistani to win an Olympic boxing medal.

He has also represented Pakistan at the SAF Games in the past.

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Sunny
Jul 27, 2014 11:27am
Congrats!!!
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Momin
Jul 27, 2014 11:38am
Congratulations man - well done - its quite an achievement to beat athletes from highly trained countries like NZ / England. Hope it inspires other young country men to prove themselves on global scale and also draws govt support to provide better facilities.
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Dr. Cajetan Coelho
Jul 27, 2014 11:44am
Hearty congratulations to medal winner Shah Hussain Shah.
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Far sight
Jul 27, 2014 11:53am
India ke to 15 ho gaye. :P
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Samira Jameel
Jul 27, 2014 12:09pm
Well done - congratulations.
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Raja Parekh
Jul 27, 2014 12:23pm
@Far sight Why drag India everywhere? I have seen here our country's bloggers are over enthusiastic. This type of behavior is not looked upon nicely here.
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Ahmad Gharib Nawaz Khan
Jul 27, 2014 12:26pm
Congratulations to Shah for flying Pakistani Flag! Pakistan is enriched with a lot of talent like Shah Hussain Shah. But the sports department here is engulfed with non-sports administration. Politics are here there and everywhere in our country which prevent right players to show their talents. Take the example of Kamran Akmal Brothers in Pakistani cricket. In one of the past International Event I saw a Pakistani yacht participant who instead of struggling for a medal started looking behind himself and lost his concentration. Perhaps he was expecting early return to his Hotel for a rest.
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Naseem
Jul 27, 2014 12:38pm
Congratulations Shah Hussain on winning the Silver medal - the first one for Pakistan at 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games. Really proud of you - thank you for giving an early Eid present to the nation. All the very best for the future.
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Ammar
Jul 27, 2014 12:44pm
Good job man....you make us proud.
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zak
Jul 27, 2014 12:44pm
@Far sight Look who is talking first put your own house in order before condemning Pakistan, so called secular country has been exposed ,what a shame.
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Naseem
Jul 27, 2014 12:49pm
@Far sight try and get off your backside and do something than to belittle any achievement. You forget India hosted the 2010 Commonwealth Games and had set a precedence on winning medals and a target to further progress. In Pakistan, the government, sporting bodies and private sector are only interested in handful of sports such as cricket and hockey. Therefore until adequate resources and participation in international competition becomes a norm we will continue to collect medals solely on individual effort. Therefore it is a tremendous achievement by shah Hussain.
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Hilarious
Jul 27, 2014 01:19pm
@Far Sight Your comment is in bad taste, man. It's a proud day for Pakistan, so no need to rain on their parade. @zak Over reaction much? Inferiority complex much?
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Far sight
Jul 27, 2014 01:23pm
@zak Exposed? I think India is an open book.
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Kaps
Jul 27, 2014 01:26pm
Well done
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javed
Jul 27, 2014 01:38pm
@zak here we talk about medals zak in common wealth games where india already won 5 gold and 9 silver and 12 bronze and u reply communal hahaha that shows who are communal
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Ary
Jul 27, 2014 01:48pm
@zak Kya hogaya bhai Raat ko laal mirch khaa li thi kya jo abi tak duyein likal rahein hain.
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Akash
Jul 27, 2014 02:04pm
Shababash!
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Oz
Jul 27, 2014 02:49pm
Geo syed badshah !! Son of a legend indeed.
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AJamal
Jul 27, 2014 02:57pm
Well done. Father and son.
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edwardian
Jul 27, 2014 03:24pm
Shah born in London, GB is another Pakistani in the squad who is being outsourced to bring laurels for the country. This is what happens when the country forces itself to fight terror for others and ensures with time that it becomes our war. With such an environment Pakistan cannot produce own heroes and will rely on expats.
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shri
Jul 27, 2014 04:10pm
@zak what's with Bringing religion and secularism (which your country hates and jokes about) in any unrelated conversation like sports? That guy was joking (evident with tongue smiley). Even if you disagree and don't like the joke, there are funnier ways to put him down. This is not the way. By the way, this Indian named Shri wishes the judoka all the best and thinks well for the future of Pakistani sports.
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rbshank
Jul 27, 2014 04:25pm
Congrats Shaw you r an hero!! Keep it up.. Good Luck in your next game.
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Momin
Jul 27, 2014 04:30pm
@Far sight - Congrats to indian athletes as well and I hope in future there is lot more success for athletes from sub continent. We should look upto China and admire how successful they have become in international sports
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Indian
Jul 27, 2014 04:34pm
Well Done Pakistan....Good luck for more medals to both country... Wish from an ordinary Indian :)
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indian
Jul 27, 2014 06:12pm
good show.
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dawn
Jul 27, 2014 07:00pm
Mubarak!
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raj
Jul 27, 2014 08:11pm
Seems to me these games are to remind us about our colonial past Do we need it?
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Jo
Jul 27, 2014 08:53pm
Congratulations Shah for bringing a medal home. Likewise congratulations to India for flying the subcontinent flag. Great to see you guys achieve many medals. You honoured Pakistani participants above other at the Delhi 2010 games. Thank you.
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Abdul
Jul 27, 2014 09:09pm
@Far sight From an Indian to others.-- Do you think a total of 15 medals is something to be proud of ? that too for a country which has the largest population among all the commonwealth nations ? A country having separate ministry for sports should be doing far better.
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Nadeem Mirza
Jul 27, 2014 09:17pm
Like father like soon!
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Haider
Jul 27, 2014 09:41pm
@Far sight then why hide atrocities in India held Kashmir and pervent international media. You Indian fools don't have any thing better to do and are completely obsessed with Pakistan
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Haider
Jul 27, 2014 09:44pm
@Indian thank you Why can't all Indian behave like you, a gentleman.
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jaggu dada
Jul 27, 2014 09:56pm
Well done Shah Hussain. You made us all proud of you and our country.
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Thorpe
Jul 28, 2014 12:24am
Great work buthHope this is not just the ONLY medal Pakistan get...
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Robin New Delhi
Jul 28, 2014 02:04am
Congratulations to pakistan
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Shailesh
Jul 28, 2014 03:32am
Congratulations. It is always nice to see someone from the subcontinent win medals. We all know these are truly won in the face of many odds, unlike the west who have the whole state apparatus behind them. @zak Get over your hatred for India. It oozes from every comment of yours. You will live longer if you think positive.
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AshwinMS
Jul 28, 2014 06:40am
@Abdul Population has nothing to do with sport achievements.If that was the case Australia wouldn't be on top of the medal table would they?
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Sasindran
Jul 28, 2014 07:17am
Well done my brothers! see in both countries, there are fanatics, but they are only on the fringe,though loud-mouthed! India was in similar situation may be a decade earlier; now with people actively pushing govts, things are changing, slowly. As u can see, compared to our population, we are still lagging others; so it is only small cheer for India also. I do trust, Pakistan has a lot of talent especially in sports where India is scoring- weight lifting, wrestling. Young population of Pakistan can do make changes in society and among others can bring changes ! So let us congratulate the man who brought smile on 18 crore Pakistanis at least for a day !
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Sohail Abbas
Jul 28, 2014 10:27am
@Abdul Yes! We are doing far better, at least at commonwealth level. Check the results of last CWG2010 in New Delhi. India won 101 medals in comparison to Pakistan's 5 and stood at 2nd in medal tally. Looking forward to see more medals this time around. Wait and Watch.
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Far sight
Jul 28, 2014 11:16am
@Haider Little humour is not bad. I expect much better from Pakistan and especially. Pathans there at least in sports like weight-lifting and wrestling etc. Btw why bring Kashmir in sports? Congrats to him. :)
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Tariq
Jul 28, 2014 02:15pm
Shah Hussain Shah lives and trains permanently in Japan. But I guess as long he wins medals we can keep calling him a Pakistani.
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Harmony
Jul 28, 2014 02:34pm
@AshwinMS - On the contrary if Australia was as big as India it could have 10 times more medals. It all comes down to national priorities. By making some cricketers demigods, youngsters mainly follow cricket.
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abuzar
Jul 28, 2014 04:00pm
BRAVO
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abuzar
Jul 28, 2014 04:00pm
Bravo!
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Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad
Jul 28, 2014 11:33pm
Excellent achievement by the underdogs.
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Samim
Jul 29, 2014 07:18am
Congratz to Shah and all the 26 Indian medalists so far. However contrary to the comments here, I see no reason for Indians to boast too much or Pakistanis to feel inferior about. Even a decade back, India was at the same level as Pakistan in sports. But with more and more injection of private funds, more innovative and viewer-friendly ventures (Indian Super League, Indian Badminton League, Pro Kabbadi League, Chennai Open, IPL etc) coming into fore and involvement of former local and International sportsmen helping out, India is fast surging ahead with increasing number of medals every event. Pakistan can emulate them. There is nothing wrong in learning what's good about your enemies.
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Manjul Pant
Jul 29, 2014 07:55am
Congratzz to all pakistani bros... ...........We must not compete with each other in the arm race which gives billions to US , Russia and Israel . We must be in a race in the field like sports , science , peace .....
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