LAHORE: Veteran wrestler Bashir Bhola Bhala Pehlwan of Lahore wasted no time in flattening Arif Pehlwan of Bhakkar in the title fight of Rustam-e-Zaman Gama Pehlwan Dangal here at Punjab Stadium on Saturday.

Chief guest Mohsin Latif awarded the mace of Rustam-e-Zaman to the winner.

Sports Board Punjab director general Usman Anwar, who organised the back-to-back title bouts, congratulated Bashir and Umair Pehlwan for winning Rustam-e-Zaman Gama Pehlwan and Sher-e-Punjab Dangal titles, respectively.

Bashir is also a former Rustam-e-Pakistan and has represented Pakistan at several international competitions.

Results of other bouts:

Tari bt Mohsin, Achhu bt Malu, Qasim Gujjar bt Nomi, Nadir bt Arshad Pathan, Bablu bt Khurram, Noori bt Kamal, Waseem bt Umair Lassi, Achhi bt Jhalla, Heera bt Tayyab, Mama Mushtaq bt Waqas, Bilal bt Malu, Bala bt Umar, Umar bt Khoey Wala, Daulay Shah bt Amir Baloch, Chirri bt Rakha, Danish bt Nomi, Naeem Gujjar bt Waseem, Malu bt Jalal Pathan.

Published in Dawn, January 17th, 2016

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