Pakistani mixed martial arts fighter Shahzaib Rind on Tuesday called the government “unlucky” for not supporting Pakistan's heroes after their 2-1 victory over India at the Karate Combat 45 event in Dubai over the weekend. I lamented that it was.
Karate Combat, which bills itself as the world's “best full-contact karate league,” held its debut event in Dubai on April 20 with a “night of exceptional martial arts.”
The India vs Pakistan match in martial arts was held in three draws, with Rizwan Ali knocking out Pawan Gupta in the first round.
Himanshu Kaushik defeated Faizan Khan by decision to equalize the score for the Indian side.
Lind and India's Rana Singh met in the final round of the contest, with Lind emerging victorious. Lind, who was “unstoppable” in the pits, hoisted the flags of both countries after his victory gave Pakistan a solid lead in the contest.
He later explained that the purpose of raising both flags was to show that this battle was for peace. “We are not enemies, we are together. Together we can do anything,” he said, adding that politics between countries is dividing people.
Arriving in Quetta today, he lamented that it was the government's “bad luck” for not supporting the heroes.
“If our heroes are properly supported, they can become role models for our young people,” he said, adding that young people want their role models to be valued and supported. He added that it would be motivating to see them.
“They will also be motivated to participate in sports,” he says.
Lind said his next goal is to become world champion and he has already started training for a world title.
“It will be held in Dubai soon so I will go there and bring the world title to Pakistan,” Lindh said.
In an interview with dawn news sports Yesterday, Mr. Lindh said Pakistan's victory over India was a victory for the entire country.
He said that during Ramazan, they trained for a “big battle” that would be extremely difficult.
Lind said the match against India was always a big one, adding that the many stars present at the venue put more pressure on him.
The fighters fight for the whole country, he said, but there was not much support for them. “We don't have any sponsors. We do everything ourselves,” he fumed.
