Minister directs PSB to start camp for Arshad from today
Sports
December 24, 2020
KARACHI: The federal minister for IPC Dr Fehmida Mirza on Wednesday directed the Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) to immediately manage a training camp for Arshad Nadeem, the countryâs premier javelin thrower, at Lahore from Thursday (today).
The minister issued directives during a meeting with Arshad, his coach Fayyaz Hussain Bukhari, Athletics Federation of Pakistan (AFP) president Maj Gen (retd) Akram Sahi and Secretary Mohammad Zafar at Islamabad.
The minister stressed that every effort would be made to ensure quality training opportunities for Arshad who will represent Pakistan in next yearâs Tokyo Olympics.
POA suspends athletics federation over doping control charges
Faizan Lakhani
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KARACHI: The Pakistan Olympic Association, in a landmark move, has suspended the Athletics Federation of Pakistan over various charges related to doping control.
The development came after AFP refused to cooperate with a probe committee formed to find reasons behind positive dope tests of three Pakistani athletes during the South Asian Games last year.
A notification from POA confirmed that the Athletics Federation of Pakistan will remain suspended until it complies with the instruction set by the POA for anti-doping measures.
Three Pakistani athletes, Mehboob Ali, Muhammad Naeem, and Samiullah were banned for four years after failing dope tests during last year’s South Asian Games, who belonged to the same sport Athletics.