Pakistan Judoka Shah Hussain moves closer to Olympic qualification.

KARACHI -- Pakistan's top Judoka Shah Hussain Shah has jumped himself closer to Olympic Qualification after best-ever performance in Abu Dhabi Judo Grand Slam where he finished 5th - the best ever performance by any Pakistani Judoka in the world's highest level contest after World championship. Shah, who was competing in -100kg weight category, downed world number 55 Anton Savytskiy in the second round after being awarded a bye in the first round. He then defeated Uzbekistan's world number 28 Muhammad Karim Khuramov in the 3rd round to before going down against world number 18th Zelym Kotsoiev of Azerbaijan in the quarter final.

After being defeated in the quarter final, Shah Hussain Shah fought in repechage category and defeated China's Erihemubatu but went down against Canadian's world number 4 Shady Elnahas in bronze medal bout. An official of Pakistan Judo Federation hoped (PJF) that they're expecting at least 360 qualifying points for Shah Hussain Shah after securing 5th position in the grand-slam. Masood Ahmed, the secretary of Pakistan Judo Federation, told this correspondent that if Shah manages to maintain his current position then he'll be near getting an...

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