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Arshad to start training in Tokyo today
July 25, 2021
KARACHI: Pakistanâs star javelin thrower and the Tokyo Olympics medal hope Arshad Nadeem will start his proper training in Tokyo on Sunday (today).
âI have taken some rest since we arrived here last night. In the evening today I will do a light warm up here at the Olympic Village and from tomorrow I will start training at proper training venue,â Arshad told âThe Newsâ from Tokyo on Saturday.
âI am in good health and am determined to do my best,â said Arshad, who will compete in the qualifying round of javelin throw on August 4. The final will be on August 7.
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.
Najma determined to produce her best at Tokyo Games
July 15, 2021
KARACHI: This will be the second time on the trot when Pakistan’s experienced athlete Najma Parveen will feature in the Olympics on wild card. She will appear in the 200 metre race in the Tokyo Games on August 2 at the Olympic Stadium.
The Army’s athlete has been phenomenal in her approach and has been winning national titles since 2010 in a number of events, a huge achievement from the Faisalabad runner.
After having featured in the 2016 Rio Olympics on the basis of wild card, Najma’s success graph started rising. She set records in the 2019 National Games in Peshawar and carried the form into the 13th South Asian Games in Nepal in December 2019 where she snared a 400m hurdles gold, two silver medals and a bronze.
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.