KARACHI: The Athletics Federation of Pakistan has dropped the option of sending javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem to Kazakhstan for training due to shortage of time.“Yes, Arshad will only feature.
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.
Arshad to resume training in Lahore on May 17
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KARACHI: Pakistanâs premier javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem will resume his training from May 17.
âHe returned from Turkey the other day and has been sent home to spend a few days with his family,â Arshadâs coach Fayyaz Bukhari told âThe Newsâ on Friday. âHe will resume his training in Lahore on May 17,â he added.
Having been stuck in Turkey due to lockdown, Arshad eventually succeeded in returning home the other day. He had gone there to get some training from World Athletics coach Viktor of Kazakhstan in Antalya.
âAs Arshad will be returning to me after a month I will check his fitness and skills levels and will make a plan accordingly,â Fayyaz said.
Arshad stuck in Turkey because of lockdown
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May 3, 2021
KARACHI: The country’s premier javelin thrower and Tokyo Olympics medal hope Arshad Nadeem’s return from Turkey has been delayed due to lockdown in Antalya.
However, he is hopeful that in a couple of days he will be able to get a flight.
“Here lockdown was imposed on April 29 and there is also a flight issue but I am hopeful in two or three days I will be able to get the flight back to Pakistan,” Arshad told ‘The News’ from Antalya on Sunday.
Athletics Federation of Pakistan’s (AFP) president Maj Gen (retd) Akram Sahi told The News they have made tentative reservation for Arshad and he will hopefully return on May 5.
April 25, 2021
With a superb throw in Mashhad, Arshad Nadeem has shown that he is progressing well in his quest for an Olympic medal
The country’s premier javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem has shown a few days ago with his personal best feat in Iran’s Imam Reza International Athletics event that he is on the path to reach his destination - a medal at Tokyo Olympics.He surpassed his previous best throw of 86.29 metre by managing 86.38 metre in Iran which also fetched the gold medal. He did not make his full effort as he was still in a training load and anything intensive on his part could have led to injuries. But he showed, with his clever effort, that he is progressing well and can break the 90 metre block any time which is also an Olympic medal zone.