Banned Pakistan bodybuilder flays POA for destroying sports
Staff ReportLAHORE: Banned Pakistan bodybuilder Masoom Butt has said that the sports of the country are under serious threat due to the present management of the Pakistan Olympic Association (POA). Masoom, a former Mr Pakistan and Mr Asia title holder, said the country’s poor performance in the Athens Olympics 2004, Melbourne Commonwealth Games 2006 and Doha Asian Games 2006 proved his point.
Talking to Daily Times here on Tuesday, the 38-year-old bodybuilder said even in the regional events Pakistan stood nowhere. “I am afraid that Pakistan would not be able to win any medals in the upcoming Beijing Olympic Games,” he added. He said retired army officials were running the POA administration. “POA president Arif Hasan is a retired lieutenant general, POA associate secretary Mohammad Yahya is a retired lieutenant colonel and POA treasurer Mohammad Afzal is a retired major. It seems that the civilians of the country are incapable to run the affairs of the POA,” he saidm. (more)
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