Tag: Faiqa Riaz

  • We’ll win next time: Five out of seven Pakistani athletes out of the Olympics

    We’ll win next time: Five out of seven Pakistani athletes out of the Olympics

    One more Pakistani athletes has been eliminated from the Paris Olympics, after Faiqa Riaz was eliminated from the women’s 100-meter race.

    Faiqa, who set a new national record of 11.70 seconds at the National Athletics Championship, finished sixth out of nine athletes at the Olympics, covering the distance in 12.49 seconds.

    Earlier, Pakistani swimmers Jehanara Nabi and Ahmed Durrani and shooters Kishmala Talat and Joseph Gulfam were eliminated.

  • Arshad Nadeem, Faiqa Riaz leave for Paris Olympics

    Arshad Nadeem, Faiqa Riaz leave for Paris Olympics

    Pakistan’s star javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem and sprinter Faiqa Riaz left Lahore to participate in the Paris Olympics 2024.

    Arshad will compete in the group round on August 6 and the final on August 8, while Faiqa Riaz will compete in the preliminary round of the women’s 100m race on August 3.

    Three shooters and two swimmers from Pakistan are also participating. The mega event will start on July 26.