LAHORE - The Athletes Commission of Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) held its meeting here at Pakistan Olympic House on Friday and world champion Muhammad Inam Butt was elected unopposed as the chair of commission for the next term and Olympian Mahoor Shahzad as female representative.
The Athletes Commission will be Mahoor Shahzad (badminton), Rukhsan Parveen (boxing), Muhammad Afzal (gymnastics), Tahir Ali (handball), Asma Akram (handball), Usman Chand (shooting), Aimal Khan (volleyball), Veronica Sohail (weightlifting), Muhammad Karim (winter sports), Umama Wali (winter sports), Muhammad Bilal (wrestling) and Muhammad Inam (wrestling).
Earlier, Syed M Abid Qadri chaired the electoral meeting of the Athletes Commission and Olympians Manzoor Ul Hasan, Rana Asif, Shabana Akhtar, Sadaf Siddiqui and Parvaiz Ahmed observed the proceedings of the elections of Athletes Commission.
POA President Lt Gen (R) Syed Arif Hasan felicitated the chair and members of the POA’s Athletes Commission. In a message to athletes, he said: “We are confident that the POA’s Athletes Commission will play a very positive role in uplifting the national sports and highlighting the issues and solutions they face.”
Inam Butt thanked the POA for continuous support in developing athletes platforms across the National Sports Federations. He said that the IOC emphasizes upon equipping athletes in a manner beneficial for the well-being of athletes and the POA has always rendered valuable support to the Athletes Commission.
The POA and the Olympic Family of Pakistan welcomed members of Athletes Commission, and assured continued support in endeavors to empower athletes to take the leading role in the Olympic Movement of Pakistan and look forward to the Athletes Commission to speak for their rights and responsibilities and strengthen sports integrity in Pakistan.
The Athletes Commission will be Mahoor Shahzad (badminton), Rukhsan Parveen (boxing), Muhammad Afzal (gymnastics), Tahir Ali (handball), Asma Akram (handball), Usman Chand (shooting), Aimal Khan (volleyball), Veronica Sohail (weightlifting), Muhammad Karim (winter sports), Umama Wali (winter sports), Muhammad Bilal (wrestling) and Muhammad Inam (wrestling).
Earlier, Syed M Abid Qadri chaired the electoral meeting of the Athletes Commission and Olympians Manzoor Ul Hasan, Rana Asif, Shabana Akhtar, Sadaf Siddiqui and Parvaiz Ahmed observed the proceedings of the elections of Athletes Commission.
POA President Lt Gen (R) Syed Arif Hasan felicitated the chair and members of the POA’s Athletes Commission. In a message to athletes, he said: “We are confident that the POA’s Athletes Commission will play a very positive role in uplifting the national sports and highlighting the issues and solutions they face.”
Inam Butt thanked the POA for continuous support in developing athletes platforms across the National Sports Federations. He said that the IOC emphasizes upon equipping athletes in a manner beneficial for the well-being of athletes and the POA has always rendered valuable support to the Athletes Commission.
The POA and the Olympic Family of Pakistan welcomed members of Athletes Commission, and assured continued support in endeavors to empower athletes to take the leading role in the Olympic Movement of Pakistan and look forward to the Athletes Commission to speak for their rights and responsibilities and strengthen sports integrity in Pakistan.