Tag: Nooh Butt

  • Pakistan’s Nooh Butt wins three Gold and one bronze medal in Common Wealth Powerlifting Championship

    Pakistan’s Nooh Butt wins three Gold and one bronze medal in Common Wealth Powerlifting Championship

    Pakistani powerlifter Nooh Butt won the title of the Commonwealth Powerlifting Champion in the 120 kg category In the ongoing Commonwealth Powerlifting Championship in South Africa, winning three Gold and one bronze medal in the championship.

    Pakistan’s top lifter won three gold medals and one bronze medal in the championship.

    Nooh Butt also excelled in the bench press and squat, winning the gold medal in the 120 kg open category. He won the gold medal in the squat category by lifting a weight of 370 kg, while in the bench press, he bagged another gold medal by lifting a weight of 210 kg.

    He bagged a bronze medal in the deadlift category by lifting 280 kg. In the open category, he lifted a total weight of 860 kg and won the title.

    Previously, he won several medals for Pakistan in weightlifting, but after differences with the Pakistan Weightlifting Federation, he switched from weightlifting to powerlifting.

  • Gold price declines by Rs1,700 to Rs234,500 per tola amidst weakening rupee

    Gold price declines by Rs1,700 to Rs234,500 per tola amidst weakening rupee

    The price of gold in Pakistan continued its downward trend on Monday, having lost a cumulative sum of Rs1,100 per tola throughout the previous week. The All Pakistan Sarafa Gems and Jewellers Association (APSGJA) provided data indicating that the rate of 24-carat gold declined by Rs1,700 per tola and Rs1,457 per 10 grammes, reaching Rs234,500 and Rs201,046 respectively.

    On the international front, the price settled at $1,945 per ounce after a decrease of $1. The safe-haven bullion traded within a narrow range in the global market due to an agreement reached by US Democrats and Republicans to raise the federal debt ceiling, thereby averting a potential US default, which would have been unprecedented.

    Moreover, recent data suggested that the US Federal Reserve would raise interest rates for the 11th consecutive time in June. Consequently, the value of the US dollar surged, negatively impacting the gold price.

    These factors, coupled with ongoing political and economic uncertainty, high inflation, and currency depreciation, contributed to the volatility of the gold rate in Pakistan. As a result, individuals turned to purchasing the precious metal as a safe investment and a hedge.

    In the interbank market, the Pakistani rupee experienced a decrease of Re0.27 or 0.09 per cent against the US dollar on Monday, closing at Rs285.42, according to data from the State Bank of Pakistan.

    Furthermore, data shared by the jewellers’ association revealed a decline in the price of silver, which had remained relatively stable in the previous week. The rate of silver fell by Rs50 per tola and Rs42.87 per 10 grammes, reaching Rs2,850 and Rs2,443.41 respectively.

  • Commonwealth Games silver medalist Inam Butt gets hero’s welcome on return

    Commonwealth Games silver medalist Inam Butt gets hero’s welcome on return

    Commonwealth Games silver medalist Inam Butt, bronze medalist Inayatullah, and sprinter Shajar Abbas reached Pakistan on Monday (August 15) and received a grand welcome on their return. Director General (DG) Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) Asif Zaman welcomed the players at the Islamabad Airport.

    Butt took to Twitter to share a picture.

    “Alhamdulillah safely landed. Thanks, @SportsBoardPak for the great reception at midnight.”

    Commonwealth Games and Islam Solidarity Games gold medalist Arshad Nadeem will arrive in Pakistan today.

    Commonwealth Games gold medalist Nooh Butt will be seen in action at the Islamic Solidarity Games today (August 15).

    Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games have ended while Islamic Solidarity Games in Turkey are still going on.

    Earlier this month, Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) announced prize money for those who won medals in the Commonwealth Games.

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  • Hey Pak govt, aren’t we sporty enough for you?

    Hey Pak govt, aren’t we sporty enough for you?

    Sports in any country is a celebrated sector of society. It brings pride and recognition to a country. Sports are symbolic of life. Life demands discipline, resilience, respect, compassion, teamwork, and character. Sports help develop those skills to apply on the playing field and in life. In any country, the state invests in their sports and the individuals playing them. Pakistan does just the opposite of it.

    Pakistan chooses to forget its most talented and has a way of neglecting its sportsmen and sportswomen. Cricket and our men in green are a source of continuous pride for the country but there are other sports and players who too wear green with pride, and give it their all to bring us glory.

    Our teams have gone to the Commonwealth Games and the Olympics but the players participating tell the same stories of negligence and their individual hard work. So what is that the players say? One: They need the state to pay attention to them. Two: Recognise the talent and show confidence in them when they are trying to develop their skills and polish themselves for the better. Three: Give them better training so that they can perform well and bring gold, silver, and bronze medals back home. Four: Treat them as equal and as important as they would treat a person playing cricket. Five: Don’t take credit for our individual wins as you have not invested in us. They ask the state to actually invest in them so that they can stand tall amongst the best.

    What does the state do instead? The state has been in a habit of neglecting the raw and the talented, barring them from the opportunities which could have done wonders for the games, players, and the country. Yes, in recent times we see a prime minister congratulating a gold medalist but is congratulations enough? Don’t they deserve better training, better chances, and a better future? We can only hope that the state realises that mixed fortunes become the fate of many players in Pakistan because they were left out at some point. We can only hope that the state realises that every sport matters, every game matters, and every player is worth fighting for and that he and she deserves to get the best facilities. May our talented players keep making us proud.