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Pakistan At The 1996 Summer Olympics
Pakistan competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Results by event Athletics Women's long jump * Shabana Akhtar :* Qualifying round Group B; 5.80m (→ did not advance, finished 16th out of 17 in group) Shabana Akhtar became the first Pakistani woman to participate in the Olympic Games Men's hammer throw * Aqarab Abbas :* Qualifying round Group B; 65.60m (→ did not advance, finished 16th out of 18 in group) Boxing Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg) * Abdul Rashid Qambrani :* 1/16 elimination; Lost to Oleg Kiryukhin (UKR) on pts 17:3 Men's Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kg) * Usmanullah Khan :* 1/16 elimination; Lost to Nordine Mouchi (FRA) KO in rd 1 Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg) * Abdul Rasheed Baloch :* 1/16 elimination; Beat Jesús Flores (MEX) on pts 12:7 :* 1/8 elimination; Lost to Nurzhan Smanov (KAZ) on pts 13:9 Men's Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg) * Safarish Khan :* 1/16 elimination; Bye :* 1/8 elimination ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Olympic Committee Of Pakistan
Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) or National Olympic Committee of Pakistan (NOC) ( ur, پاکستان اولمپک ایسوسی ایشن, acronym: POA) is the national olympic organization in Pakistan. It was established in 1948 to oversee the active participation of the newly independent state at the Olympiad. Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the country's founder and first Governor-General, became the patron-in-chief of the new institution, and Ahmed E.H. Jaffar became its first President.Hussain, S.T. (1949). The Pakistan Year Book & Who's Who. Kitabistan. p. 779 Over the years, the association has been responsible for fundraising and setting up the management of delegations for the Olympic Games. As an NOC, the association is the first contact point for the International Olympic Committee. Some of its members are also active participants in various management activities at the IOC. Within the country, the association remains the oldest sports body. It was the premier regulator of spor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |