The national athletes who won medals in 2006 Common wealth Games and 2010 South Asian Federation Games are still waiting to collect the cash awards announced by Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, Dawn has learnt.According to the Pakistan Sports Board, the athletes appeared in four disciplines and won five medals during the 2006 Common wealth Games, held in Melbourne, Australia. A 323-member Pakistani dependent participated in the 11th South Asian Games held in Dhaka, Bangladesh, last year when the contingent was headed by then federal sports secretary Anis-ul-Husnain Musavi.
Pakistan’s dependent participated in almost all the 23 disciplines and grabbed 80 medals. Pakistani athletes formed a stir in boxing, squash, hockey, weightlifting and several other games.“No awards, how pathetic! I have played for this nation and all of them specifically federal sports ministry is not concerned at all for our cash awards,” one of the leading athlete, who was part of the 2010 SAF Games dependent told Dawn on condition of anonymity.“If the like amount about travel payment or any other financial concern related to any sports ministry official were pending, it would have been released within two months,” he said.
The athlete insisted: “I don’t know what system the federal government follows, all I know that this is not a action given to national heroes.”Asked whether they have approached sports ministry or any other federal government official concerned in this regard, the athlete said: “There are excuses from the sports ministry that they have no money and they have already forwarded our file to the finance ministry so as soon as they [sports ministry] get the money they will give us the awards.”
The prime minister had announced cash awards for all the medal winners of SAF, Asian, Common wealth and Olympic Games, and issued orders in this regard. However, when approached, an official of the federal sports ministry said: “A request in this regard is pending with the finance ministry but they have not replied yet.”The official claimed that they were actively pursuing the matter and hopefully “it will be resolved any time soon.”The official however, refrained from giving any time frame or time limit for the issuance of cash awards for the players.
Pakistan’s dependent participated in almost all the 23 disciplines and grabbed 80 medals. Pakistani athletes formed a stir in boxing, squash, hockey, weightlifting and several other games.“No awards, how pathetic! I have played for this nation and all of them specifically federal sports ministry is not concerned at all for our cash awards,” one of the leading athlete, who was part of the 2010 SAF Games dependent told Dawn on condition of anonymity.“If the like amount about travel payment or any other financial concern related to any sports ministry official were pending, it would have been released within two months,” he said.
The athlete insisted: “I don’t know what system the federal government follows, all I know that this is not a action given to national heroes.”Asked whether they have approached sports ministry or any other federal government official concerned in this regard, the athlete said: “There are excuses from the sports ministry that they have no money and they have already forwarded our file to the finance ministry so as soon as they [sports ministry] get the money they will give us the awards.”
The prime minister had announced cash awards for all the medal winners of SAF, Asian, Common wealth and Olympic Games, and issued orders in this regard. However, when approached, an official of the federal sports ministry said: “A request in this regard is pending with the finance ministry but they have not replied yet.”The official claimed that they were actively pursuing the matter and hopefully “it will be resolved any time soon.”The official however, refrained from giving any time frame or time limit for the issuance of cash awards for the players.
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