Dunya News - Common Wealth Games: Pakistan’s Shah Hussain beaten in judo final
- 10 years ago
Scotland's Euan Burton beat Shah Hussain to claim under-100kgs judo gold at the C’wealth Games.
GLASGOW (Dunya News) - Scotland s Euan Burton won gold by beatin Pakistan s Shah Hussain Shah in the Men s 100kg judo contest.
Burton claimed gold to the delight of the partisan crowd at the SECC when he defeated Shah Hussain Shah of Pakistan.
Burton had come out of retirement when the opportunity presented itself to fight for Scotland in Glasgow - and the twice middleweight world championship bronze medalist needed all of his experience having chosen to step up two weights after moving into coaching following London 2012.
The 35-year-old, who suffered a disappointing first-round exit at the Olympics, produced some sublime judo against heavier men to make it to the final, where he threw Shah before holding him down to submission and taking in the wave of eurphoria as the Saltires flew around Hall 3.
GLASGOW (Dunya News) - Scotland s Euan Burton won gold by beatin Pakistan s Shah Hussain Shah in the Men s 100kg judo contest.
Burton claimed gold to the delight of the partisan crowd at the SECC when he defeated Shah Hussain Shah of Pakistan.
Burton had come out of retirement when the opportunity presented itself to fight for Scotland in Glasgow - and the twice middleweight world championship bronze medalist needed all of his experience having chosen to step up two weights after moving into coaching following London 2012.
The 35-year-old, who suffered a disappointing first-round exit at the Olympics, produced some sublime judo against heavier men to make it to the final, where he threw Shah before holding him down to submission and taking in the wave of eurphoria as the Saltires flew around Hall 3.