Karachi native Naseem Hameed won Gold medal in SAARC games in 100 meters sprint on Feb. 7 and returned home to Karachi to a great welcome today. This gives her the title of fastest lady in a region which includes some of the most populous countries of the word viz India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
The result of the SAARC Games Women’s 100m sprint event was as follows:
1. Naseem Hameed (Pakistan) 11.81 sec
2. Pramila Priyadarshani (Sri Lanka) 11.93 sec
3. Achala Shalika Dias (Sri Lanka) 12.12 sec
She returned to Pakistan today with hundreds of fans greeting her at the airport. In the following photo Naseem Hameed is seen with her parents on her return to Pakistan.
Dawn reports her talking to press and saying:
“I had forgotten the world for six months and trained really very, very hard under my coach Maqsood Ahmed to achieve this. It is a great moment for me to have brought glory to the country in my event after the poor showing by our national cricket team and especially since our athletics standards have been poor of late. I hope my performance will inspire the young athletes to become professionals.â€
I agree with her statement that this is one positive news for Pakistan in sports after the recent cricket debacle.
Photo Credits: Dawn and AP
Way to go GIRL!!! you made “whole” the nation proud.Its shows that what immense talent is in our Pakistani youth so sad it goes unseen due to our beaurocratic crap.The prevailing situation in our country where everywhere you see news of terrorism in any other form and when u hear such a news that a young girl from Karachi’s korangi area becomes fastest woman in south asia is indeed heart warming.
Its really nice that our athletes are working hard for positive image of Pakistan.
Well done
Well done Naseem.
You make all of us proud.
The joy on your parents face in the second picture says all that needs to be said. Today every Pakistani feels as proud of you as your parents.
Thank you Owais. To see a Pakistani win is out of world feeling.
God bless you child….We are proud of you