POA body meets on 31st to finalise Pak contingent for Olympics
Abdul Mohi Shah
Monday May 24, 2021
The Executive Committee of the Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) is all set to meet on May 31 to give final touches to the contingent bound for the Tokyo Olympics.
It has been learnt that the POA is busy these days making arrangements and giving final touches to the contingent for its participation in the Olympics.
“We have convened a meeting of POA’s Executive Council on May 31 to finalise the contingent that will represent the country in the Tokyo Olympics starting from July 23. Almost all the qualification rounds have been finalised barring one odd spot, we have almost got final list of the athletes, who are to represent the country in the mega event,” one of the POA officials said.
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Minister says govt trying to address issues of parallel federations, fake clubs through a new national policy
May 20, 2021
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination (IPC) Dr Fehmida Mirza, who is also president of the Pakistan Sports Board (PSB), held meetings with heads of national hockey and taekwondo federations and discussed matters related to National Sports Policy and other sport concerns.
She held separate meetings with Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) President Khalid Sajjad Khokar, and Pakistan Taekwondo Federation (PTF) President Wasim Ahmed in the federal capital. In the meeting, the federal minister asked the presidents of the federations to provide input on the salient features of the National Sports Policy.
Islamic Solidarity Games postponed again by a year
Abdul Mohi Shah
Monday May 17, 2021
The 5th Islamic Solidarity Games, set to start in September 2021 in Konya (Turkey), have been postponed for yet another year owing to growing Covid-19 cases around the world.
The Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation (ISSF) has now decided to hold the Games from August 09-18, 2022.
The ISSF held a virtual meeting to decide the Games fate.
A letter released to all the member countries’ National Olympic Committees (NOC) says, “It has been decided to postpone the Islamic Solidarity Games ‘Konya 2021’ to the year 2022 as the world health situation will be improved and stabilised. By that time all the countries will be able to take the necessary vaccinations, and the Games will be organised in an adequate and healthy environment that ensures the safety of all participating athletes.