Afghanistan Beats India in Basketball Championship Muhammad Jawad Sharifzada Pajhwok Afghan News KABUL (PAN): Afghanistan beat India 65-64 in a rousing men's basketball final match during the 11th South Asian Games in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka on Friday. Trailing 35-44 at half-time, the Indians made a remarkable recovery in the next two quarters to tie the score at 58-all. The Indians, 49th in the FIBA ranking, kept the pressure on and took the vital lead with four minutes to go. Jagdeep Singh, who was the Indian playmaker, missed a couple of lay-up shots at the crucial minutes and this allowed the Afghanistan to sink in a two-pointer to regain the lead by one point. Afghanistan had beaten India in the group league game and won its first gold medal of these games. Bangladesh defeated Nepal 75-62 to take the bronze medal. An official of the National Olympic Committee, Muhammad Arif Paiman said Afghanistan beat India 65-64 in the basketball final, thanks to heroic show of team captain Nafi Mashriqi, who clinched the gold medal for the country. Paiman told Pajhwok Afghan News Afghanistan National Basketball Team had already defeated Sari Lanka and Pakistan in their previous matches in the group A and reached the final after crushing Nepal in the semi-finals. On its website, Afghan Sports Federation (ASF) said it was the first time ever that the Afghanistan National Basketball Team made it to the final championship game and won the gold medal. 'This is a great achievement for Afghan sports and we are truly proud of our athletes and organizers who made this possible,' ASF said.
India overcome Afghanistan to reach Asian Games preliminary round - Nov 16, 2010
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India - Afghanistan 83:76
India will play in the Asian Games preliminary round. They held off Afghanistan yesterday to seal their birth in Group F. India will now take on Qatar, Iran, Philippines, Japan and Taiwan for the chance to stay in the title race. Afghanistan got to a slightly better start to the game. They earned a 16:14 lead ten minutes into the game. Afghanistan stayed in control in the second period. They went on an 18:7 run to establish a 38:30 halftime advantage [read more]
India - Afghanistan 83:76
India will play in the Asian Games preliminary round. They held off Afghanistan yesterday to seal their birth in Group F. India will now take on Qatar, Iran, Philippines, Japan and Taiwan for the chance to stay in the title race. Afghanistan got to a slightly better start to the game. They earned a 16:14 lead ten minutes into the game. Afghanistan stayed in control in the second period. They went on an 18:7 run to establish a 38:30 halftime advantage. India bounced back in the third term. They used a 12:3 rally to level things up at 53. India increased the tempo in the final minutes. They triggered a 14:7 surge that brought them the victory. Japdeep Singh (199-C-86) came up with 22 points to lead the effort. Trideep Rai (190-F-83) contributed 18 points and 7 rebounds, while Hareesh Koroth (185-G-84) netted 17 points in the win. Safi Mojaddidi (183-G-87) responded with game-high 25 points for Afghanistan. Ali Noorzad (193-G-85) netted 15 points in the loss.
4Yousof Etemadi195-G/F-78
5Nafi Mashriqi201-F/C-79NY Thunder
6Qais Haider193-F-87Afganistan NT
7Masseh Tahiry186-G/F-89Afganistan NT
8Sayed Yussuf Ansary183-G-89Afganistan NT
9Habib Kabir198-F/C-87Sacramento CC
10Abdullah Karimi183-G-82Afganistan NT
11Haroun Arefi193-G/F-87Afganistan NT
12Ali Noorzad193-G-85Afganistan NT
13Safi Mojaddidi183 [read more]
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Former Bengal Mamo Rafiq Coaches Afghanistan to First Ever Basketball Gold Medal - Sep 23, 2010
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Former Idaho State Bengal Mamo Rafiq has coached the Afghanistan National basketball Team since 2007, and he recently helped establish a first for his native country, as Afghanistan won the 2010 11th Annual South Asian Games, held in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The Gold Medal is the first ever in the history of Afghanistan Team Sports.
Team Afghanistan won all three of their preliminary round games, winning over Pakistan 86-68, Sri Lanka 95-64, and over India in overtime 77-74 [read more]
Former Idaho State Bengal Mamo Rafiq has coached the Afghanistan National basketball Team since 2007, and he recently helped establish a first for his native country, as Afghanistan won the 2010 11th Annual South Asian Games, held in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The Gold Medal is the first ever in the history of Afghanistan Team Sports.
Team Afghanistan won all three of their preliminary round games, winning over Pakistan 86-68, Sri Lanka 95-64, and over India in overtime 77-74. The team then easily won their semifinal game 107-34 over Nepal before taking on India again in a rematch for the title. Afghanistan then beat India, currently ranked #49 in the latest FIBA rankings, 65-64 to win their first ever gold medal in a team competition.
The team is sponsored by the Marshall Legacy Institute, which is working towards removing landmines in Afghanistan. Rafiq said of the experience, 'Winning the first gold medal in Afghanistan's history in a team sport is a tremendous honor. We are extremely thankful to our team sponsor, The Marshall Legacy Institute (MLI) for supporting our team and our country. Representing Afghanistan and the efforts of MLI who is attempting to remove landmines from our worn-torn country has been a dream come true on and off the court. It's a great accomplishment to share good news about Afghanistan with the world'
Rafiq played at Idaho State from 2000-02 before transferring to UC Davis to be closer to his family. He later returned to Idaho State and worked in ISU's academic services department. In 2001-02, he was the only Afghan native playing Division I basketball, and after the 9/11 attacks he was the subject of a special ESPN report that aired on Christmas Day in 2001, chronicling his life in Pocatello, and the adjustments he had to make after September 11.
Always a well liked player and a crowd favorite, Rafiq became the head coach of the Afghanistan National Basketball Team, a member of the Afghan Sports Federation, in 2007.
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