Grounds empty and how win medals || MediaTop скачать в хорошем качестве

Grounds empty and how win medals || MediaTop

FOR the first time in nearly a decade, Pakistan had serious hopes of an Olympic medal — its first since 1992 and first ever in athletics — when Arshad Nadeem arrived at the Tokyo Olympic Stadium on Saturday for the men’s javelin final. Arshad, Pakistan’s first-ever track-and-field athlete to qualify for the Games, had made history when he reached the final and was aiming to do better than weightlifter Talha Talib who narrowly missed out on bronze earlier in Tokyo. Arshad eventually finished fifth, meaning Pakistan’s wait for an Olympic medal will go on till the Games in Paris in 2024. Arshad’s and Talha’s performances showed that Pakistan has improved since the 2016 Rio Olympics. But that cannot be put down to any encouragement from Prime Minister Imran Khan, although as a former sportsman he is well aware of the serious deficiencies that beset the sports sector. Arshad and Talha had raised our hopes purely because of their own talent and struggle, with a little help from their respective federations. Punjab Sports Minister Rai Taimur announces cash rewards for Arshad Nadeem and Talha Talib. Chief Minister Usman Buzdar will present the cash to the athletes. The Punjab government is also supporting Haider Ali and Anila Baig for participating in the Paralympics, says the minister. LAHORE: The Punjab government Tuesday announced cash rewards worth one million rupees each for javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem, weightlifter Talha Talib and mountaineer Shehroz Kashmir as their recent stellar performances have put Pakistan on the map. Punjab Sports Minister Rai Taimur Khan Bhatti announced this while addressing a press conference. He said Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar will hand the cash prizes to all the three athletes. "Arshad Nadeem is the first Pakistani track and field athlete who directly qualified [for Olympics]," said Rai Taimur Khan Bhatti, and added, "Arshad Nadeem and Talha Talib both made Pakistan famous." The sports minister said he will go to the airport to receive Arshad Nadeem. Olympians Arshad Nadeem and Talha Talib will be presented with Rs1 million each, he said, adding Arshad Nadeem's coach Fayyaz Bukhari will also be given a Rs 0.5 million reward. The Punjab government is also supporting Haider Ali and Anila Baig, who qualified for the Paralympics, Rai Taimur Bhatti said. The provincial government will bear all the expenses of both the Paralympic athletes, he added. Arshad Nadeem is the first-ever Pakistani athlete to qualify for the final of any track and field event in the Olympics. He finished fifth in the final competition of javelin throw in the recently concluded Tokyo Olympics. Nadeem's ranking soared to fourth on the points table at one point in the competition but he was soon surpassed by rival athletes. During the final round, Nadeem made 82.91m on his opening attempt and threw 81.98m on the second. But his final throw was declared a foul to land him in the fifth position. Lifter Talha Talib had also earned accolades from all quarters, competing in the 67kg men's weightlifting contest in the Tokyo Olympics. He received a hero's welcome at the airport after arriving back in the country. Talha was on top for a while before being surpassed by athletes from China, Colombia, and Italy in the final attempts. After lifting 150kg in the snatch lift, Talha fell while attempting 166kg in the first attempt at the clean and jerk move. He lifted 170kg in his final attempt to have an overall lift of 320kg. On Saturday, Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem almost bagged an Olympic medal in the final of men's javelin throw competition but ended up finishing fifth, whereas India's Neeraj Chopra claimed gold. Similarly, weight lifting champion Talha Talib fell two kilograms short of history at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on July 25. Thus, several have taken to Twitter in the past week to urge Pakistan’s relevant authorities and sports associations to support and pay extra attention to athletes and sportsmen like Nadeem and Talib, so their talents can be honed. Among these people was actor Adnan Siddiqui, who took to Twitter to share the tragic example of the late Olympian-turned-rickshaw driver Muhammad Ashiq, who passed away in Lahore in 2018 after being ignored and let down by his own country. “The hypocrisy of making them heroes when they bring medals and leaving them to live a life of misery,” lamented Siddiqui on the micro-blogging site with a picture of the late cyclist who had to resort to driving a rikshaw after retiring. “These champs are our pride, our responsibility. Take care of our stars!” he added.