【国际体育新闻 记者赵雪湄】巴基斯坦选手诺尔·扎曼在卡拉奇举行的U23世界壁球锦标赛中夺冠，回到家乡白沙瓦时获英雄式欢迎，亲友、空军官员及各界人士热情接机并献花致敬。
诺尔出身壁球世家，是前世界冠军卡迈尔·扎曼之孙，自幼在家人指导下训练成才。尽管赛前并不被看好，他在决赛中逆转击败埃及选手阿布勒凯尔，助巴基斯坦时隔多年再夺世界冠军。
这也是扎曼家族连续第二年夺得国际大赛荣誉，去年哈姆扎·汗斩获世界青少年冠军。前世界冠军简谢尔·汗及壁球联合会秘书长纳瓦兹出席欢迎仪式。诺尔表示，他将继续努力，在即将到来的成人世锦赛上再创佳绩。
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Noor Zaman Crowned U23 World Champion, Receives Hero’s Welcome in Peshawar
[International Sports News] Pakistan’s Noor Zaman claimed the U23 World Squash Championship title in Karachi and returned to a hero’s welcome in his hometown of Peshawar. Friends, Pakistan Air Force officials, and supporters from all walks of life greeted him with flowers and warm celebrations.
A member of a legendary squash family, Noor is the grandson of former world champion Qamar Zaman and was trained from a young age by both his grandfather and father. Though not widely expected to win, Noor staged an impressive comeback in the final to defeat Egypt’s Aboulkheir, securing Pakistan’s first global squash title in many years.
This marks the Zaman family’s second consecutive international squash triumph, following Hamza Khan’s World Junior Championship win last year. Former world champion Jansher Khan and Squash Federation Secretary Amir Nawaz attended the reception. Noor stated that he will continue working hard to excel at the upcoming World Senior Championship.