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KARACHI: Pakistan’s premier karateka Saadi Abbas is facing a big issue. The next few hours will determine whether the former Asian champion will be able to contest for the Olympics seat or he...

Sports April 27, 2021 KARACHI: Pakistan’s premier karateka Saadi Abbas will fly out of Dubai for Lisbon, Portugal, on Wednesday (tomorrow) to feature in the Karate-1 Premier League slated to be held from April 30 to May 2 at the Altice Arena Sports Hall. The event is included in the Olympic qualification process and it is one of the last opportunities for karate athletes to make it to the Olympics by standings. Saadi currently holds 24th spot in the Olympics rankings and Lisbon’s event wil...

KARACHI: Pakistan’s promising wrestler Mohammad Bilal is the sole hope of the country for this summer’s Tokyo Olympics as he is the fittest grappler.Bilal, who played well in the...

The government has been ignoring a discipline in which the country has been winning international laurels consistently Pakistani wrestlers made an attempt to earn Olympics berths in the Asian qualifying round in Almaty the other day but failed. It was a tough event in which the country fielded three grapplers: seasoned Mohammad Inam, Mohammad Bilal and Haroon Abid, in the 97kg, 57kg and 125kg categories, respectively. Bilal lost his first fight, which was the quarter-final, while Haroon fell in...

Saadi forced to change plans after Rabat event postponement Sports March 15, 2021 KARACHI: Following the postponement of the Karate-1 Premier League Rabat due to Covid issues, Pakistan’s premier karateka Saadi Abbas, eying an Olympic seat, has made changes to his preparatory plan for Olympics qualifying rounds. He now wants to undergo a 15-day training with some tough sparring partners either in Egypt or Iran before the Karate-1 Premier League which is scheduled to be held in Lisbon, Portu...