Inam Butt beats Masa’ab to win Rustam-e-Pakistan Dangal

LAHORE -World champion Inam Butt Pehlwan defeated international wrestler Masa’ab Khan Niazi to win the Rustam-e-Pakistan Dangal held at Taunsa Sharif Cricket Stadium under the auspices of Sports and Youth Affairs Department Punjab on Friday. Around 35,000 wrestling enthusiasts thronged the venue to watch thrilling fights between top wrestlers of the country. Punjab Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Rai Taimoor Khan Bhatti and Director General Sports Punjab Javed Chohan congratulated the victorious wrestlers. They also lauded the organizers for making excellent arrangements for the grand event. Sardar Umer Khan Buzdar was the chief guest at the largely-attended Dangal fights. He also awarded maces (gurz) to victorious wrestlers of the grand event. In other bouts, Sher-e-Punjab Adnan Pehlwan Tairanwala defeated Rustam DG Khan Division Sher-e-Punjab Omair Pehlwan while Malu Pehlwan Lahorewala downed Majid Dad Potra Pehlwan and the fights between Nomi Pehlwan Gujranwalia vs Imran Makku Pehlwan and Mama Pehlwan vs Wajid Dasti Pehlwan remained undecided.

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