Pakistan on Saturday gained two gold medals at the 3rd and ultimate day of the Tent Pegging World Cup held in South Africa.
Team Pakistan additionally completed 2nd within the general championship, profitable the World Cup Silver.
Riders from 9 other international locations participated in six runs on day 3 of the World Cup showcasing their abilities in Ring and Peg, Lemon and Peg and Relays of Sword and Lance.
Pakistan staff, comprising Tassawur Abbas, Irfan Mehmood, Wajahatullah Khan and Nasir Abbas, ruled from the beginning and ended the day on a victorious notice.
The first spherical of the day used to be Ring and Peg, during which riders had been meant to assemble the hoop by means of passing in the course of the weapon with out touch earlier than piercing the weapon right into a peg and accumulating it to hold it away.
Wajahatullah and Tassawur Abbas accumulated most issues on this spherical whilst Irfan Mehmood bagged two issues. Nasir Abbas — who used to be in very good shape on day one — ignored choosing his peg.
Then got here Lemon and Peg class during which the riders had been required to stab or slice a lemon earlier than concentrated on the peg. Tassawur Abbas used to be once more the highest performer for Pakistan by means of accumulating a most 36 issues.
Wajahat and Irfan were given 30 every after lacking their pegs following the a success cutting of lemon whilst Nasir Abbas may just get 24 issues.
In the relays, Pakistan’s Wajahatullah ignored his goal in lance class, however of their ultimate run, the Sword Relay — every of the riders effectively pierced and carried the objective to take it over the road.
As quickly, as Pakistan finished the sword relay, Pakistani supporters and staff individuals chanted slogans of Pakistan Zindabad because it showed day’s gold medal for Pakistan.
Pakistan staff were given 294 issues from the day to win the Gold medal, adopted by means of Saudi Arabia with 289 and India with 276.5 issues.
Pakistan’s Tassawur Abbas used to be the most productive rider of the day and were given a person gold medal on day 3 for his flawless efficiency which noticed him profitable 100% of to be had issues.
The very good efficiency on day two helped Pakistan leap from 3rd to 2nd position within the general championship desk and win the Silver Medal within the Tent Pegging World Cup with 570 issues. Saudi Arabia gained the trophy with 581.5 issues whilst India completed 3rd with 548.5 issues.
Pakistan’s Irfan Mehmood, with 152 issues, were given the total particular person silver medal within the championship.