Tag: Pakistani Athlete

  • Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem tops his group in Javelin Throw qualification at Tokyo Olympics

    Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem tops his group in Javelin Throw qualification at Tokyo Olympics

    It was a momentous day for athletics in Pakistan when javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem hurled a massive 85.16m throw to reach the finals of the Men’s Javelin Throw event in Tokyo Olympics.

    Nadeem was in group B of the qualification event and topped his group to make it into the finals. His overall performance marked him as the third-highest thrower in both the groups combined, behind India’s Neeraj Chopra and Germany’s World number one Johannes Vetter.

    Soon after Nadeem ensured a final spot, Twitterati rejoiced over the fact that they will see a lip-smacking India vs Pakistan contest in the finals of the event on August 7.

    Here are some of the Tweets:

    Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar and Provincial Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Rai Taimoor Khan Bhatti and Punjab Assembly MPA Andleeb Abbas lauded the 24-year-old athlete for making the nation proud for his achievement.

  • Ahmed ‘The Wolverine’ Mujtaba destroys India’s Rahul Raju in 56 seconds

    Ahmed ‘The Wolverine’ Mujtaba destroys India’s Rahul Raju in 56 seconds

    Mixed martial arts (MMA) star Ahmed ‘The Wolverine’ Mujtaba destroyed India’s Rahul Raju in ONE Championship’s first round in only 56 seconds.

    The MMA fighter, who hails from Quetta and debuted in 2013, ducked an overhand right and countered his opponent with a punch of his own, finishing him in just the opening minute of their fight.

    The referee had to intervene as Raju immediately fell to the canvas and Mujtaba followed up with another strike. The Pakistani fighter’s win in the first round of One Championship — Asia’s biggest MMA promotion — took his career record to 8-2, while his Indian counterpart fell to 7-6.

    A graduate of the Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences (BUITEMS), the 35-year-old’s return marks his first fight in nearly three years when he lost to China’s Jia Wen Ma.

    After March 2018, several bouts, including two with Raju and one with Eduard Folayang, were scrapped. In 2016, he toppled Singapore’s highly-rated Benedict Ang, continuing his four-year spree of wins until losing to Keanu Subba in 2017.

    Taking to Twitter, Mujtaba dedicated his victory to the people of Kashmir and his fans in Pakistan and across the world.

    “Alhumdulillah. Thankyou everyone, much love and respect. A small gift to the people of Kashmir on Kashmir day,” he wrote on Twitter.