LONDON: Pakistani athelete Liaquat Ali came in fifteenth in the men’s 100 metre preliminary round of the Olympic Games and failed to qualify for the next round.
His finishing time was 10.90 seconds, which was less that his own personal best of 10.55 seconds. Ali is now out of the Olympics.
Ali missed finishing in third place by 0.01 seconds in Heat 2.
Other contestants in the same heat were Jurgen Themen, Fernando Lumain, Wilfried Bigangoye, Rodman Teltull, Tavevele Noa and Timi Garstang.
Themen, Lumain and Bigangoye came in first, second and third respectively.
Themem finished at 10.55, which is the same as Ali's personal best.
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The sporting culture in India almost non-exists. There is a proverb in north which tells the clear story "Padho likhoge to banoge Nawab, Kheloge kudoge to banoge kharab" with this type of mentality can we hope to compete in the international level? If India now wins some medals it either totally personal effort or from an Institution (like army) or to some states which boost the games like Haryana (remember much it is much smaller in size and population) and Punjab for wrestling and Boxking, then southern states like Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka for athletics and Badminton and one tiny state called Manipur famous for Boxing. These are the states which boast the Indian telly, much bigger states in population like UP and Bihar have almost nil contribution. So it is quite misgiving when one count whole of Indian population. It is Hockey and now mainly shooting which saves the face. Also between 1984 to 1992 India had not won even a single medal, it is after 1996 when Leander Paes won bronze that Indians found themselves at Podium quite regularly.
very welldone Ali! we are very proud of you. being Olympian itself is a big achievement. Bravo!!
Why does EVERY thing on this site have to have something to do with India-Pakistan comparison or rivalry. Why in the name of Heavans can we not rise above our pettiness to congratulate an individual on his courage to stand before tens of thousands, thousands of miles away from home and compete against the best and brightest in the world. That alone deserves our praise. The event is to inspire humanity and humility in us, not pride, arrogance and selfishness. Watch atheletes from all over the world competing against each other but at the same time getting along and making lifelong friendships that transcend geographical borders, political divides and international conflicts. If nothing else, this should make us feel ashamed of our shallowness.
Is there something to report about this??
can anyone tell me where to find a video of this race-i really need to see liaquat ali
@External Hand: Asif is ridiculing both India and Pakistan.
you said There’s now a huge chasm between India and Pakistan in all walks of life. Doesn't matter. Much smaller and poorer countries win medals in Olympics. This is one area where Pakistan can compete with India sometime in future. One should not underestimate the enemy.
Not bad. Otherwise its only Africans and westerners in athletics. Also now that (slowly) India is waking up to sports other than Cricket and started winning Olympic medals, I'm sure same will happen in Pakistan and Pakistan will also start winning some medals in a decade or so. If not for any other reason, at least after hearing that Indian army-men have started winning medals in Olympic (in last three Olympics, two medals from Indian army shooters), Pakistan's establishment will wake up and start pouring money to develop sports facilities, they might also get help from China. In a couple of decades both India and Pakistan could be in top 10-15 nations on medal list (of course all that if Pakistan still exists)
@AFGHAN: how many has Afghanistan won? Ali put in an amazing effort. Pakistan, as you know, has a multitude of problems, including millions of refugees from a certain neighboring country. We'll get there some time. Just have to work harder and focus on things when we can.
well done. He can get a bronze medal at SAF games.
His finishing time was 10.90 seconds, which was less that his own personal best of 10.55 seconds. ?? Doesn't make sense!
@Asif: Look at India's population.. They should be competing with USA and China for all the medals.. Getting 1 bronze and 1 silver is a good achievement but a country of their size should do a lot better..
@Asif:
India has 1.2 billion people and much better facilities compared to our 180 million people with almost non-existent Olympic level facilities! Please don't compare apples and oranges. One would expect a lot more medals from the Indian team than a silver and bronze. Our little squad did the best they could given the circumstances.
Hope he had fun in London. And who expected him to win by the way? Our Pakistani Squad will fly back to Pakistan slowly and steadily.
Very well done. Better luck next time.
Great effort, keep it up. Hopefully, soon will lead to cross the finish line.
india is jumping up&down with 1 silver 1 bronze, and we at fourth place...wow
Well done. We should groom this guy more and give him more international exposure. Congrats for his very good attempt!!
the fact that he has no facilities and did not even have his coach there, not to mention they dont even train on the same kind of track type, i'd say good show! and good luck for the future!
Good work indeed, don't matter if you lost.you tried your best and it might be God`s will.
Good work indeed, don't matter if you lost.you tried you best and it might be God`s will.
cha gaya hai yar, awesome result anyway.
Good effort!!!
no problem ALI!!! u qualified for that race that made us proud of u!!! u can come again to win. Well done man!
a PT USHA kind of miss.
and please congratulate him for his perseverence, even finishing fourth with the kind of facility that players are provided in sub-continent, is no small feat to achieve.
he performed very well.
@Sidra Qasim.....We fail, we practice, we come again to win...BUT WE FAIL AGAIN...because WE DONT LEARN....
We fail, we practice, we come again to win. Well done man!
Well done, Ali
Mubarek ho..ye bhi geya....
He ran very well towards the end. His start was a bit slow that why he couldnt finish first but his sprint towards the end was awesome. Good work over all.