By Ubaid-ur-Rehman Awan
01/04/2010
Karachi: The Pakistan Boxing Federation (PBF) was planed two boxing teams send to China and Iraq but Pakistan Government declined No-objection Certificate (NOC) for traveling to sensitive country Iraq and lack of Funds stop Pakistani boxing team going to China an official of Pakistan Boxing Federation Secretly told awansports.blogspot.com.
Pakistan Boxing Federation (PBF) face many financial crises after math Shaheed Benazir Bhutto International Boxing Tournament and Pakistan federal government and Sindh Provincial Government did not released there funds.
“Pakistan Government not allow us Iraq travel because politically situation not good there we are bound to our government decision and we are decided pulled out from first Baghdad International Youth Open Championship, to be held from April 2-11 in Baghdad.” Official told.
Mohib Bacha (light-flyweight), Qadir Khan (featherweight) and Riaz Cheena (lightweight) were representative Pakistan in the inaugural Baghdad Youth tournament.
Abdul Majeed (coach) and S. Mohammad Shareef (referee judge) were accompanying the team. Around twenty countries would contest for top honors in the said tournament.
Meanwhile Pakistan hopes also dims or dims participating in first AIBA China Open International Boxing Championship, to be held from April 3-11 in Guiyangn.
Tournament will start from 3rd April and Pakistani boxing organizers haven’t funds for China Traveling and government did not financial support to PBF on this matter, official also said
We have tray if today (1st April) we arrange required money so we will send boxers to China otherwise we want apologies to Chinese organizers.
Pakistan team was comprised on Mohammad Waseem (flyweight), Naimatullah (bantamweight), Nisar Khan (middleweight) and Mir Waiz (super heavyweight) were contesting in the China Open Championship.
Iqbal Hussain was accompanying the team as its manager while Akram Khan would be the referee judge.
Arshad Hussain was being the coach of the team during the tournament.
Pakistan Boxing Federation President Doda Khan Bhutto also have plan joining the team on April 7 and will hold a meeting with AIBA President Ching Kuo Wu.
“We want apologies to both countries Iraq and China we are strong supporter for us especially when we organize an international tournament January this year named Shaheed Benazir Bhutto International Boxing Tournament (SBBIBT 2010) at Karachi and both teams was here but we can’t do it” Official said in emotionally.
It seems that Pakistan was also failed sending team to India in last month for participating commonwealth boxing championship at New Delhi due to short of funding and preparing and Indian team was also traveled Pakistan and he contest in Shaheed Benazir Bhutto International Boxing Tournament was held earlier this year at Karachi.
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