Three young Pakistani athletes, Muhammad Naeem, Mehr Ali and Naseer Ahmed bagged gold, silver and bronze medals at the Street Child Games 2016 for the 100 and 400 m athletic race; the tournament was held in Rio de Jenerio, Brazil on Sunday.
As revealed by Azad Foundation, Muhammad Naeem secured a 2nd position in the athletic sprint while Mehr Ali bagged a gold medal in the long jump event.
#PakistanSquad do it again! The crowd goes wild for another clean sweep in 400m boys #StreetChildGames @mjgold pic.twitter.com/Nzcwi9UBc0
— Street Child United (@iStreetChild) March 20, 2016
Meanwhile, Naseer Ahmed missed out on a gold medal in the 100m hurdles event. Instead, he bagged a silver medal while Mehr Ali finished 3rd with a bronze medal.
A clean sweep for #PakistanSquad in the boys 100m at the #StreetChildGames #IamSomebody @usainbolt pic.twitter.com/qIFcTYmWqc
— Street Child United (@iStreetChild) March 20, 2016
According to the reports, Pakistan has won 10 medals in the Street Child Games 2016 tournament uptil now, including  the three gold, four silver and three bronze medals in four events.
The Street Child Games are being carried out with athletes participating from 9 countries including, Pakistan, India, Burundi, Great Britain, Mozambique, Liberia, and the Philippines along with the hosts, Brazil.
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