LAHORE: Olympians javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem and weightlifter Talha Talib had been honoured on Monday by their father or mother division Wapda with an extravagant money prize of Rs2.5 million every for giving spectacular efficiency on the recently-held Tokyo Olympics.
Arshad’s coach Fayyaz-ul-Hasan Bukhari additionally acquired a money prize of Rs500,000.
Later, each the athletes had been invited by Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar who handed every of them a cheque of Rs1 million.
A easy ceremony on this regard was held on the Wapda Home throughout which chairman retired Lt Gen Muzammil Hussain awarded the money prizes.
Each the younger athletes completed fifth place within the finals of the their respective disciplines at Tokyo Video games. The CM additionally gave cheques of Rs1 million every to mountaineers Shehroz Kashif and Sajid Sadpara.
Talking on the event, Arshad mentioned Wapda had performed an amazing function in bringing him to this stage, and in addition thanked Federal IPC Minister Dr Fehmida Mirza, nation and media for his or her great help earlier than and after the Tokyo Olympics. He promised to fare higher sooner or later competitions.
Talha, who attended the operate together with his father Mohammad Islam Natiq who can be his coach, and former nationwide junior champion and bronze medallist on the Asian stage in powerlifting, thanked Wapda for honouring him and recognising his achievement.On this event, rising tennis star Abubakar who’s a product of Wapda’s Sports activities Endowment Funds, was inspired with a money prize of Rs50,000.
Revealed in Daybreak, August 17th, 2021
