{"id":6590,"date":"2026-01-07T12:05:31","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T12:05:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistanaffairs.com.pk\/?p=6590"},"modified":"2026-01-07T12:05:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T12:05:31","slug":"heres-what-pakistan-did-in-sports-in-august-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistanaffairs.com.pk\/index.php\/2026\/01\/07\/heres-what-pakistan-did-in-sports-in-august-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s What Pakistan Did in Sports in August 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>From EVO glory to ice hockey gold in Miami, Pakistan\u2019s August was a buffet of surprise wins, near-misses, and classic \u201cwe\u2019ll take the series decider next time\u201d energy. Esports stayed elite, squash kept the flag high, taekwondo rained medals, and cricket\u2026 well, cricket remembered it\u2019s August. Here\u2019s the month that was for Pakistan\u2019s sports:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cricket<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pakistan drew both three-day matches vs an English county side.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pakistan won T20I series vs West Indies 2-1.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pakistan lost ODI series vs West Indies 1-2.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pakistan Women lost T20I series vs Ireland 1-2.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pakistan Shaheens lost the semifinal of the Top End T20 Series.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Esports (Tekken, PUBG)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>EVO 2025: Arsalan Ash beat Atif in an all-Pakistan final\u00a0\u2014 historic 1\u20132 finish.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EWC Tekken World Cup: No Top 8; Arslan and Atif exited in Round of 16; others out earlier.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>LCQ tournament: Noman Ch retained his title.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tekken 8 friendly: Pakistan\u2019s seven (Farzeen, Atif,\u00a0Kash, Jon,\u00a0Qasim, Arsalan, Dawood) outclassed Saudi Arabia.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PUBG\u00a0Mobile\u00a0World Cup: 4Thrives finished 7th on debut (IQ, FALAK, T24OP,\u00a0Nocki, CAIRO).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Squash<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ashab\u00a0Irfan won the $12,000 Johns Creek Open.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Umair\u00a0Arif\u00a0finished runner-up at Hong Kong Junior Squash Open.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nasir Iqbal reached the semifinals at the $15k\u00a0Tuanku\u00a0Muhriz\u00a0Trophy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Huzaifa Ibrahim reached the quarterfinals at the White Bear Challenge 2025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tayyab Aslam won the $3k Independence Day Open<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Taekwondo<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>7th Heroes International: 15 Gold &amp; 6 Silver. Standouts:<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gold: Ameer Hamza, Umar, Shamil,\u00a0Hadi, Ayan, Kabeer; Tayyaba Ashraf (3), Nabeel (2),\u00a0Ghufran\u00a0(2),\u00a0Sumbal\u00a0Fatima (2)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Silver: Hammad, Abdullah; plus Nabeel (1),\u00a0Ghufran\u00a0(2),\u00a0Sumbal\u00a0Fatima (1)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kazakhstan Open: 2 Bronze (Noman Khan, Hamza Omer).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>10th MBC Open (Poomsae): Team won 2 Silver &amp; 1 Bronze.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Boxing &amp; Combat Sports<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Usman\u00a0Wazeer\u00a0became WBC OPBF Silver Welterweight Champion.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pakistan Combat Night: Pakistan fighters won all bouts; Rizwan Ali won \u201cRoad to 100\u201d.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3rd Belt &amp; Road International Boxing Gala (China): Ayesha Mumtaz (Silver); Maria Rind, Malaika Zahid,\u00a0Qudrat\u00a0Ullah (Bronze).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Athletics &amp; Running<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Seychelles Nature Trail Run: Pakistan took 1st (Waqar Ahmed), 2nd (Umar Zaman), 4th (Muzammil Shahzad).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sydney Marathon (Abbott Major): 36 Pakistanis finished; 16 sub-4.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fastest men: Ali Zaidi, then Bilal Ehsan.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Women led by Huma Rahman; strong runs from\u00a0Khoula\u00a0Ahmed,\u00a0Neelab\u00a0Kayani.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Faisal\u00a0Shafi\u00a0set a Guinness World Record in military attire; several seven-star achievers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ice Hockey<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>LATAM Cup: Men\u2019s Division 3 Gold; Women\u2019s Division 2 Bronze.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Golf<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Kazakhstan Golf Championship: Mahad Khan &amp; Sara Amin won; Omar Arshad runner-up.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Baseball<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pakistan beat Palestine 2-0 in a two-match series.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>U15 Asian Baseball Championship: Pakistan finished 6th.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Badminton<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Asia Regional (Junior) in Bhutan: 3 Silver &amp; 8 Bronze.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Medalists include Muhammad Adnan,\u00a0Ammarah\u00a0Ishtiaq,\u00a0Hamd\u00a0Ullah Khalil,\u00a0Humna\u00a0Irshad, Raja Hassan Mujtaba,\u00a0Umama\u00a0Usman, Muhammad Suleman, Sarwat Fatima.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Judo<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Asian Open: Malaika won Silver.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Discus\/Throws<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Asian Throwing Championship: Yasi Sultan won Bronze.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bodybuilding<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>57th Asian Bodybuilding Championship: 5 Gold\u00a0\u2014 Bilal Ahmed,\u00a0Farasat\u00a0Ali,\u00a0Faizan\u00a0Gul, Shakeel Muhammad, Ijaz Khan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Shooting<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>16th Asian Shooting Championship: 14 Pakistani shooters (incl.\u00a0Kishmala\u00a0Talat, GM Bashir,\u00a0Gulfam\u00a0Joseph, Usman Chand) \u2014 no medals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Swimming<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>World Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships: No medals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Padel<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Asia Pacific\u00a0Padel\u00a0Cup (debut): Lost all group matches; reached QFs via format, then exited to India.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mountaineering<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Five climbers from&nbsp;Shimshal, led by Abdul Joshi, summited Tirich Mir (7708m) via a new, technical route.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Field Hockey<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pakistan secured a place in the FIH Pro League after New Zealand\u2019s withdrawal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Multi-sport (World Games)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The World Games: Pakistan won no medals.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Participants: Squash (Noor Zaman, Nasir Iqbal), Snooker (Muhammad Asif).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Esports and squash carried the headliners, taekwondo and bodybuilding stacked the medal table, ice hockey stole the plot twist, and cricket split the room like it always does. If August was a trailer, September better be the blockbuster.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From EVO glory to ice hockey gold in Miami, Pakistan\u2019s August was a buffet of surprise wins, near-misses, and classic \u201cwe\u2019ll take the series decider next time\u201d energy. Esports stayed elite, squash kept the flag high, taekwondo rained medals, and cricket\u2026 well, cricket remembered it\u2019s August. 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