Weightlifters will gleam during Islamic Solidarity Games: Malik
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KARACHI: Pakistan Weightlifting Federation (PWF) Vice-President Rashed Malik is assured Pakistan will be means to win a lot of medals during subsequent month’s Islamic Solidarity Games in Baku, Azerbaijan, and has also voiced his compensation with a opening of a 3 athletes who are now competing during a Asian Seniors Championships in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.
Malik was quite gratified with a opening of weightlifter Abdul Ghaffar, who in serve to finishing fifth in a 52kg eventuality and subordinate for a Commonwealth Games, also managed to urge on his inhabitant record by lifting 100kg in waylay and 130kg in a purify and jerk events.
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“The formula have been satisfactory, generally from Ghaffar,” Malik told The Express Tribune. “Asian championships are tough given 6 out of 8 universe record holders are from Asia. So to contest opposite them and do good is a good achievement. Ghaffar, with his fifth-place finish, has also competent for a Commonwealth Games.”
The other dual weightlifters during a Asian Seniors Championship are Muhammad Shahzad, who finished 10th in a 62kg event, and Haider Ali, who will be competing in a 77kg event.
Malik serve suggested that a association is formulation to send 2016 South Asian Games gold-medallist Nooh Dastagir Butt, Talha Talib, Abu Sufyan and 2015 Commonwealth silver-medallist Usman Amjad Rathore to a Islamic Solidarity Games, that is scheduled to embark from May 12, with a weightlifters now training in Lahore.
“We are assured of behaving good during a Islamic Solidarity Games and have a lot of expectations from Butt, who will be one of a tip contenders in a +105kg event,” pronounced Malik.
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On a other hand, a PWF is also scheming womanlike weightlifter Saniha Ghafoor to contest during a Commonwealth Games subsequent year.
“Saniha is 19 and has a lot of potential, while we are aiming for a boys to get a container during a 2020 Olympics too. We wish Saniha and other womanlike weightlifters to gleam on general platforms as that would inspire others to pursue a sport. Saniha has a good record in a 58kg difficulty and we are training her to be prepared for a Commonwealth Games,” he said.
The PWF has been holding unchanging camps to sight their athletes given a commencement of this year and have also suggested their three-year devise to validate for a 2020 Olympics.
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