Pakistan contingent at Paris Olympics 2024: List of all players competing at Summer Games ft. Arshad Nadeem
Pakistan Olympic Association is all set to field seven athletes, including four men and three women, in the Pakistan contingent for the forthcoming Paris Olympics 2024, scheduled to start on July 26 and conclude on August 11 in the French capital.
Comparatively, Pakistan had fielded 10 athletes at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, including seven men and three women. The Paris Olympics 2024 will be the nation's nineteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics.
Star javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem and three shooters qualified for their respective events after reaching the qualification marks. At the same time, the rest of the athletes were given wild cards via universality places.
However, the Pakistan contingent has 11 officials alongside seven athletes, including Chef de Mission and his deputy, have travelled to Paris for the Games.
Moving into the details of the seven athletes, Pakistan’s lone medal hope is ace javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem, who bagged the gold medal in the men’s javelin throw event at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in 2022.
Shooters Ghulam Mustafa Bashir (25m Rapid Fire Pistol), Gulfam Joseph (10m Air Pistol, 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team), and Kishmala Talat (10m Air Pistol, 25m Pistol, 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team) are competing in the Paris Olympics 2024 after qualifying for their respective events.
The wild cards via universality places include Faiqa Riaz (Universality Place, athlete, 100m race), Mohammad Ahmed Durrani (200m Freestyle (Universality Place) and Jahanara Nabi (200m Freestyle (Universality Place).
It’s worth noting that Arshad and Jahanara were appointed as the Pakistan contingent’s flagbearers for the opening ceremony, that took place on July 26.
Unfortunately, Pakistan athletes failed to qualify in other disciplines including hockey, wrestling, boxing, and weightlifting despite having a good track record.
Pakistan contingent for the Paris Olympics 2024
Athletics: Arshad Nadeem, Faiqa Riaz, Salman Iqbal Butt (support staff), Dr. Ali Sher Bajwa (support staff)
Swimming: Mohammad Ahmed Durrani, Jehanara Nabi, Lt Col (retired) Ahmed Ali Khan (support staff)
Shooting: Ghulam Mustafa Bashir, Gulfam Joseph, Kishmala Talat), Col Junaid Ali (support staff), Gennady Solodovnikov (support staff)
Contingent officials: Mohammad Shafiq (chef de mission), Javaid Shamshad Lodhi (deputy chef de mission); Zainab Shaukat (admin officer)