Hosting the Olympics amid a global pandemic Muhammad Ali
It was the year 2013 when Tokyo defeated cities of Istanbul and Madrid to win the rights to stage the 2020 Summer Olympics. I was very excited as I wanted Japan to win the hosting rights for the 2020 Olympics. Tokyo previously hosted the 1964 Summer Olympics. During my 24-year career in sports journalism, I have travelled almost in very corner of the world many a time for coverage of mega events like cricket and hockey World Cups, Olympics, Asian Games, Commonwealth Games and many other major events involving other individual sports. But I have never been to Japan, the land of the rising sun, as I never got an opportunity. After covering the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, I had a meeting with the Pakistan Olympic Association President and Secretary General and made a request for media accreditation for the Tokyo Olympics 2020, which they happily accepted. I was all set to visit Japan in 2020 when
July 11, 2021
KARACHI: The entire Olympics-bound Pakistan contingent was on Saturday taken on board and were briefed about various matters regarding their training, implementation of the Covid SOPs, travelling to Tokyo and their stay there.
The meeting was attended by all 22 members, including ten players and 12 officials. Of the people 14 were present physically while the rest were taken online. Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) secretary Khalid Mehmmod told âThe Newsâ that Japan-based judoka Shah Hussain was also taken online and his various issues were listened to.
Those players and officials, who are scheduled to fly out of Islamabad for Tokyo on July 16, were also advised to reach the federal capital three days before departure so that they could also collect different things from the Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) and make solid travelling arrangements.
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July 8, 2021
LAHORE: A 22-member Pakistan contingent, athletes and officials, will participate in the Tokyo Olympics starting on July 23rd (Friday) with closing ceremony on August 8th (Sunday). The contingent was announced by the National Olympic Committee (NOC) Pakistan on Wednesday. “The Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) takes the opportunity to share the contingent details of Pakistan set to participate in the Tokyo Games 2020. As of now, 22 athletes, athlete support staff, officials and medical support personnel are part of the contingent. The contingent includes in particular two Covid-19 Liaison Officers for point of contact between the contingent, POA and organisers. Apart from those joining from overseas, all the contingent members have been vaccinated and have submitted vaccination certificates to the POA,” said POA Secretary General Muhammad Khalid Mahmood. He said the POA would like extend best w
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July 2, 2021
LAHORE: The Pakistan Olympic Association, led by Lt Gen (r) Syed Arif Hasan, has saved Pakistan from further embarrassment caused by the Athletics Federation of Pakistan (AFP) regarding national track and field athlete Ms Najma Parveen. Parveen, who represented Pakistan at the Rio Olympics 2016 in 200 meters, was not considered for Universality Place Quota for the Tokyo Olympics by the AFP. The AFP, with malafide intention, did not nominate her for participation in the Tokyo Olympics without consulting any stakeholder –– neither the athlete nor the POA, which is directly responsible for the finalisation and dispatch of the national contingent to the Olympics.