The Guangzhou Asian Games have made Sana Mir, Captain of the Pakistan Women's Cricket Team, feel like a big-screen star.
Pakistan, the tournament's No 1 seed, easily won its game against newcomer China by nine wickets on Monday, but that sparkling effort was not what truly impressed Mir.
"We never get this kind of media coverage back at home. I am just so glad the sport made it to the Asian Games," said the 26-year-old. "There is always TV coverage when the Men's Cricket Team plays in Pakistan because it is huge, but you never see us playing on big screens or TVs," she said.
Although Pakistan has 500 to 600 professional women players under the age of 19, and about 1,000 to 1,200 playing at the senior level, they are overshadowed by the men's game, said Ayesha Ashhar, Manager of the Women's Team.
16th Asian Games, Guangzhou: Highlights of Five Latest Gold Medals on November 16 (Day 5)
• Kazakhstan wins gold in Women's 25m Pistol Team
• Liu Xin of China wins gold in Women's Points Race of Cycling Track
• Zou Yingying of China wins gold in Women's Kayak Slalom Single
• China wins gold in Men's Canoe Double of Canoe/Kayak Slalom
• Geng Xiaoling of Hong Kong, China wins gold in Women's Changquan
Latest Medal Tally (Standings on Medal Table) as on November 15, 2010:
Graphically the Medal Table's standings are pretty clear:
Source: Official Website
16th Asian Games, Guagzhou are on the way to glory. For today's medal tally updates, click HERE.
16th Asian Games, Guagzhou are on the way to glory. For today's medal tally updates, click HERE.
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