PARIS (Stade de France): Pakistani javelin-thrower Arshad Nadeem with a 86.59m throw qualified for the Olympics final here on Tuesday (6th August, 2024). In the final he will be facing Olympic and World Champion Neeraj Chopra from India (89.34m throw) ; Grenada’s Anderson Peters (88.63m throw); and European Champion Julian Weber (87.76m throw). Javelin thrower […]
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PARIS: PM of France Gabriel Attal has informed the citoyens on Friday (26th July, 2024): “Early this morning, coordinated and prepared acts of sabotage were perpetrated against installations of SNCF*.” Transport Minister of France Patrice Vergriete stated: “Everything points us to these fires being deliberate. The timing, the vans that have been recovered after people […]
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is sending an eighteen-member squad to participate in the Paris Olympics scheduled to commence on 26th July and end on 10th August, 2024. Pakistani contingent’s flag will be held by Javelin Thrower and swimmer Jehanara Nabi. National sprinting champion Faiqa Riaz will represent Pakistan in this year’s Paris Olympics on wild card. Coaches […]
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SANDILLON COMMUNE: Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, Pakistan’s Envoy here, visited the equestrian training camp of Pakistan Eventing Paris Olympics 2024. At the camp he met renowned trainer Pierre Defrance, who is presently coaching Pakistan’s Olympic hopeful horse-rider Usman Khan. Pakistani horse rider Usman Khan and his horse Mairaj secured a spot in the Paris Olympics. Earlier, […]
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ISLAMABAD: Following reports, appearing in the Media, informing aficionados that their Superhero Arshad Nadeem was practicing with a 2-year-old javelin, the Pakistan Sports Board has announced that they would present a quality one to him. This will enable him to practice for the Paris Olympics. It is pertinent to mention here that Arshad Nadeem had […]
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PARIS: The Paris Games has the chance to “kickstart a resurgence of the Olympic brand” following the last two Covid-affected editions and the doping-blighted 2014 Sochi Winter Games, former IOC marketing executive Terrence Burns has told AFP. With just six months to go to the opening ceremony in the French capital, organisers face plenty of […]
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan failed to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics as it lost to New Zealand in the third-place game of the FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers tournament at Oman Hockey Stadium on Sunday. According to details, New Zealand beat Pakistan by 3-2 in a nail-biting contest to win the bronze medal in the event. Pakistan […]
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PARIS: French police officers protested Thursday to press their claim for extra pay during this year’s Paris Olympics, underlining the threat of strikes and disruption to the Games. Aware of the risk to the country’s image, French authorities are scrambling to agree pay deals with a host of public sector trade unions who are demanding […]
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