Pakistani athletes listen to the Olympic anthem during the flag raising ceremony held at the Olympic village in London in this file photo. AFP/File
LAHORE: While the dope test of eight Pakistan athletes participating in the forthcoming Olympics came negative, the first batch of the country’s Tokyo-bound contingent left for Japan on Thursday night.
According to a press release issued on Friday by the Pakistan Olympic Association (POA), which also handed cheques of Rs100,000 to each athlete of the Pakistan contingent says that the dope test result of weightlifter Talha Talib was awaited as it was taken late on July 21 after the confirmation of his participation on quota system.
KARACHI: The President, Pakistan Olympic Association (POA), retired Lt Gen Syed Arif Hasan has said that everyone in the country is keen to see Pakistan’s athletes perform well in the Tokyo Olympics, set to start from July 23, and added that he is confident of their fine show in the Games.
“Despite the Covid-19, these athletes have proven their capabilities at the Olympic qualifiers and surely, they will showcase the same sort of excellent performances at the Tokyo Olympics,” Arif said while talking to this correspondent.
“It has been almost three decades that Pakistan won an Olympic medal. The last occasion was in 1992 Games at Barcelona where the Pakistan hockey team, led by Shahbaz Ahmed, had won a bronze medal,” he recalled. “We hope for a good news this year at the Tokyo Olympics and we are keen to see out athletes excel at the mega event.”
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Bismah, Haseeb, Najma to compete in Tokyo Olympics on wild cards
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May 16, 2021
KARACHI: The countryâs leading swimmers Bismah Khan and Syed Mohammad Haseeb Tariq and top Olympian athlete Najma Parveen will feature in this summerâs Tokyo Olympics on wild cards.
Pakistan Swimming Federation (PSF) has sent nominations of both Bismah and Haseeb to the world swimming governing body (FINA) against the two wild card slots.
âYes, we have sent their nominations and will be confirmed by July 1,â a senior official of the PSF told âThe Newsâ.
These two swimmers fulfil the criteria for obtaining the Olympics slots on the basis of wild cards as they featured in the last World Championships in Korea in 2019.