Medal winning boxers warmly welcomed in Quetta

QUETTA: Boxers Naimatullah Khan and Mohammad Waseem, who won gold and silver medals, respectively, at the South Asian Games, were warmly welcomed on reaching their ancestral city Quetta on Saturday.

President Balochistan Boxing Association Syed Faqir Hussain, other office-bearers, boxers, players and fans in a large number were present at the Quetta airport who showered rose petals on the medal winning boxers on their arrival through a PIA flight.

Provincial minister for sports Mir Shahnawaz Maree also arrived here with the boxers through the same flight.Talking on the occasion, medalist boxers Naimatullah Khan and Mohammad Waseem said that they are very happy on their achievement at the SAF Games.

They said they secured medals for the country and they would work hard in the same spirit to win more medals in future.Silver medalist Waseem said that justice was not done with him in the final as he was winning the contest against an Indian boxer.

Provincial minister Shahnawaz Maree said that the boxers would be eencouraged in every possible manner.On this occasion, he announced cash prizes of Rs200,000 each for both boxers and promised to give them full financial assistance like athlete Naseem Hameed, who made a name of the country at the SAF Games.The minister said that he would also request the governor and the chief minister of Balochistan to announce a financial assistance for the two boxers.

Ex-Olympian hails Baloch boxers for securing medals

QUETTA: Former Olympian and three time gold-medalist in Asian Games Syed Abrar Hussain has praised the Baloshistan-based boxers for winning gold and silver medals at South Asian Games and termed it a positive development.

Talking with Geo News, Abrar Hussain said that all the boxers who won medals in the SAG deserve to be congratulated but the Pakistan boxing team should have won more medals.

He said that four boxers participated in the SAF Games 1984 and all of them won gold medals and in 1989, ten out of eleven boxers got gold medals.

Pakistan stands 3rd in SAG boxing event

Niamat gets gold for Pakistan in SAG Boxing

KARACHI: Pakistan won one gold and a silver medal Monday to claim third position in the ongoing 11th South Asian Federation Games 2010.
Quetta-born Niamat Ullah won gold medal in 54kg Bantamweight category when he out-punched Bhutani boxer Sigyel by the score of 14-8.

However, skipper of Pakistani boxing contingent, Mohammad Waseem beaten by Indian captain and current Asian Champion Suranjoy Singh by 4-11 points.
Pakistan claimed a total of four medals; one gold and silver medal each with two bronze medals; while two Pakistani boxers adnan hussain (60kg) and Abid Ali (57kg) failed in quarter final and never won any medal.

President of Pakistan Olympic Association (POA), Lt Gen (Retd) Arif Hassan was present at Mohammad Ali Boxing Stadium Dhaka to watch Pakistani boxers in action.
On the medals table, Pakistan stood third with four golds, while India claimed the first spot with three gold medals and Bangladesh finished there campaign on second position with two gold medals, one silver and two bronze.

Two other boxers Nadir Baloch (48kg) and Amir Khan were defeated in the semi-final stage and both had to content with bronze medal.
Pakistan Boxing team will cam back at Karachi airport today (Tuesday) at 5-15pm along with some other contingent teams.

Benazir Bhutto boxing final photos from Dawn.com

Karachi: Images from the finals of the Benazir Bhutto International Boxing tournament held at the KPT Sports Complex, Karachi. -Photos by White Star/Tahir Jamal

Mohammad Waseem A member of the Pakistani boxing squad poses with British boxing champ Amir Khan. Khan was invited as a special guest for the finals of the event.

and other some pictures of final day

M.Waseem will lead seven member Pakistan Boxing team in South Asian Games

Karachi: Pakistan will send seven boxers for competing in South Asian Games commencing from 29th January at Dhaka, Bangladesh

The Pakistan Boxing Federation (PBF) has announced on Thursday Flyweight Mohammad Waseem (51kg), Bantam weight Niamat Ullah (54kg), Abid Ali (57kg), Light Welter Weight Amir Khan (64kg), Middle Weight Nisar Khan (75kg), Heavy Weight Yasir Javed (91kg) and Supper Heavy Weight Mir Waiz Khan (91+kg) will be seen in action during SAF games.

Flyweight Mohammad Waseem and Heavy Weight Yasir Javed won the Bronze Medals in recently concluded Shaheed Benazir Bhutto International Boxing Tournament and Waseem also was the only last year winner he won two bronze medals in Thailand and Turkey and he also show good performance in AIBA world Boxing championship was played last year in Italy, he Pakistan’s Medal hope boxer in South Asian Games.

Fransisco Hernandiz Roldan will be chief coach and Abdul Majeed Barohi his assistant with accompany of Mr. Iqbal Hussain he as a team manager (he also Vice President of Pakistan Boxing Federation) and Syed Ashraf Ali will be act during games as a referee/judges.

Secretary PBF Mohammad Akram Khan expressed we collect the team with consultant of Cuban and other National coaches they were need Pakistan compete in heavy weight.

Cuban Coach Fransisco Hernandiz Roldan said we are satisfied this team and we hope all boys will doing very well and we hopeful our boys competent for this job.

Pakistan Boxing team may will leave to Bangladesh on January 26.

The Team: Captain Mohammad Waseem (51kg) , Niamat Ullah (54kg), Abid Ali (57kg), Amir Khan (64kg), Nisar Khan (75kg), Yasir Javed (91kg) and Mir Waiz Khan (91+kg)

Fransisco Hernandiz Roldan (Chief Coach), Abdul Majeed Brohi (Assistant Coach), Iqbal Hussain (Team Manager) and Syed Ashraf Ali (Referee judge)