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Talha lifting his hopes with weights
Pakistani weightlifter eyes Olympic berth with Uzbekistan event
KARACHI:
Training in isolation for Olympic qualification is not ideal but one of Pakistan s brightest youngsters in Talha Talib is doing so at home in Gujranwala, hoping to win the coveted berth in Tokyo through the Asian Championship in Uzbekistan this April.
The 21-year-old has been a hero in more ways than one, mostly for his patience. It has been a very long and tough year, no competitions at all, but all I ve done is train, Talib tells The Express Tribune. There is very little timeleft now. April is the last chance for me to make it to the Olympics. I m taking each day as a challenge for that it is the last stop, and I m just keeping myself in the space where I m training hard, hoping for the best, and being realistic about my chances. I know I have missed three other events. To be safely in the Tokyo Olympics line-up, I should have participated in six championships,