By AM Khan
LAHORE (TheSportsNext) July 23, 2012: With
London 2012 Games are just a couple of days away, Pakistan Olympic Association
(POA) Secretary General Chaudhry Khalid Mehmood swept away clouds of
uncertainty on Pakistan’s participation in the Olympics saying there was no
danger to Pakistan’s inclusion in the Games.
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| Pakistan Olympic Association and London 2012 |
POA President Lt. Gen. (Retd) Arif Hasan, who is currently in
London, called on International Olympic Committee officials and confirmed that
there was no danger to Pakistan’s contingent as far as the London 2012
participation was concerned, he told local media.
Talking about the ongoing tussle between POA and other
sports federations in the country, Chaudhry Khalid Mahmood said that the
efforts are afoot to resolve all the outstanding issues so that the IOC finds
no reason to exclude Pakistan from the London 2012.
Pakistan’s hockey team as well as its six officials and
security officer are already in London while Khurram Sultan will be there by
tomorrow and chef de mission Aqil Shah, Israr Ahmad, Zoraiz lashari, Fatima
Lakhani, Javed Lodhi of swimming, shooting officials from Lahore, Dr Waqar
Ahmad, Liaquat Ali, athlete Rabia Ishaq from Islamabad will leave for London on
July 25.
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