Pakistan In Paris Olympics 2024: More Officials Than Athletes In Arshad Nadeem-Led Contingent
Pakistan In Paris Olympics 2024: Arshad Nadeem will lead Pakistan's 18-member contingent at the French capital in which there are more officials than athletes.
Pakistan In Paris Olympics 2024: Pakistan are all geared up and ready for the Paris Olympics 2024. Even though they might have failed the Olympics Test in hockey, a sport which has made them proud in the past, they will have representation in the world's biggest multi-sport event with Arshad Nadeem leading the country's 18-member contingent in the French capital.
An overall look at their performance in Olympics will suggest that the country has won a total of 10 medals ever since it started participating in the Summer Games in 1948.
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Pakistan has only managed to win two individual medals so far, courtesy of Mohammad Bashir who won bronze in the Men’s 73kg wrestling in the Rome 1960 Olympics. The other invidiual Olympic medal came in men’s middleweight boxing with Hussain Shah bagging the bronze medal in the Seoul 1988 games.
All of Pakistan's other eight medals have come in men's hockey with the last one coming in Barcelona 1992. The South Asian country has never managed to win a medal since then and would be hoping to end that drought when it begins its campaign in Paris 2024 Olympics.
Pakistan are sending a seven-athlete team to Paris 2024:
- Arshad Nadeem (Men's Javelin Throw)
- Jahanara Nabi (200m Freestyle swimming)
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- Ghulam Mustafa Bashir (25m Rapid Fire Pistol)
- Gulfam Joseph (10m Air Pistol, 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team)
- Kishmala Talat (10m Air Pistol, 25m Pistol, 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team)
- Faiqa Riaz (athlete, 100m race)
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- Mohammad Ahmed Durrani (200m Freestyle)
In addition, 11 officials will accompany the 7 athletes representing Pakistan in Paris 2024 Olympic Games.