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
The great news indeed, Way to go girl.
Quite disappointed as part of Government efforts to bring such talent to light. The information we get from media, she achived all this by her own personal effort. Rather then having reforms to promote sports, Govt is expecting her (single woman) to get Pakistan into Olympics. How pitty.
She has been living her life in a single room house in Karachi. Before this achievement, she has won many local and national level gold medals but no recognition.
I wish that the funds being allocated for sports promotion in Pakistani be used to promote such hidden talents.
The two pictures say all that the rest of us are feeling. Specially the second one with her parents.
May every Paksitani have a smile that big on her and his face. Always.
Some comments from the ATP Facebook Page:
– “Awesome ! MASHALLAH”
– “Thanks for making us proud! God Bless You Naseem. Does any one has the video of this event”
– “AMIN SUM AMIN”
– “One word for her: AWESOME!”
– “whooooooo yes pakistan zinda abad”
– “there are two other people who have got the gold medals but y only Naseem Hameed?”
– “Well Done”
– “aisa to hota hai”
– “u done a good job naseem GOD bless uuu”
– “Congratulations all Pakistanis. We are proud because of Naseem.”
– “THNX NASEEM……………..”
– “WE ARE LIVING NATION…… WE ARE PROUD 2 BE PAKISTANI”
– “Well done Naseem. Tum un badbakht cricket key khilariyoun sey buhat azeem ho jo lakhoon lai kar har jatay hain. Tum ney hum Pakistaniyoun ka sar fakhar sey buland kar diya. Well done Pakistan ki azeem baity well done.”
– “hats offf 2 u u really made us proud”
– “journey from korangi to the fame………..she dezrvvvvv……..(@_@)”
– “Thanks naseem to making us proud to be pakistani”
– “100 m race is conidered as thecore part of any sports event. This event is included in olympics from its beginning in 1896 (beginning of modern olympics). The olympic champion in 100m race are named as fastest man/woman in the world. likewise the the champion in south asain games is titled the fastest man/woman in south asia. The reason Naseem Hameed is being given importance is becuase she is the fastest woman of south asia now and she has won a gold medal in the most important sports.”
Why no video of her performance?
Just reading this and seeing those pictures makes me feel good all over…
Bravo, Naseem! Bravo!
Jeeti raho.