Paralympics: Pakistan squad returns from London

Ali Haider participated in the long jump and 100m, aiming to win a gold medal which he had missed at Beijing.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Paralympics delegation returned home from London yesterday. Ali Haider, 28, who belongs to Gujranwala and suffers Cerebral Palsy, participated in the long jump and 100m, aiming to win a gold medal which he had missed at the Beijing Paralympics. “I am proud of the fact that I have represented my nation at the London Paralympics 2012,” said Ali. “Unfortunately, I suffered an injury only 10 days ahead of the event due to which I could not accomplish my dream of clinching the gold medal.”

Published in The Express Tribune, September 16^th, 2012.