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Cumbersome procedure at Tokyo airport causes fatigue, says Pak player
July 18, 2021
KARACHI: After a rigorous journey, Pakistanâs ten-member contingent, six players and four officials, landed at the Tokyo Airport on Saturday evening.
Till filing of the report the players were at the airport and were passing through various Covid protocols.
The contingent had flown from Islamabad at 3:40 am in the wee hours of July 16. And after a long, tiresome stop-over of 20 hours at the Doha Airport they reached Tokyo sometime around 7 pm on Saturday.
This long journey left the players utterly fatigued. âEveryone is so tired. We are still at the airport, the process takes too long,â a player told âThe Newsâ from Tokyo airport.
Pakistan misses Asian boxing championship
Sports
May 25, 2021
KARACHI: Pakistan on Monday missed the Asian Boxing Championship due to flight issue. A nine-member national squad carrying seven male and two female boxers, was scheduled to feature in the continental event which began in Dubai on Monday.
âDue to travel ban on passengers from Pakistan, the national boxing team consisting of nine boxers (seven men and two women) accredited for the Asian Boxing Championship 2021 have not been able to depart for Dubai to participate in the top Asian event despite submission of special permission from the concerned government authorities of the UAE to participate in the subject championship,â Pakistan Boxing Federation (PBF) said.
Sports
April 27, 2021
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Boxing Federation (PBF) president Mohammad Khalid Mehmood Monday assured the Ministry for Inter-Provincial Coordination (IPC) that there was no threat of international ban on the federation and if any misadventure was initiated by any quarters, they have a solid case for the Court of Arbitration for Sports.
Khalid, who along with secretary PBF Col (r) Nasir Tung called on Minister for IPC Dr Fehmida Mirza at her office, said that the PBF had always followed its constitution and held its elections by following every clause of that constitution.
âThe PBF clauses clearly define the eligibility for the office-bearers. Before conducting such elections, every candidate will have to fulfill these requirements. If anyone has contested elections against these rules, his candidature is questionable.â
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