ISLAMABAD
\nAmbassador of France Nicolas Galey hosted the post-Olympic reception for Pakistan\u2019s winners in Paris Olympic games\u2014Arshad Nadeem (Gold in javelin throw) and Haider Ali (bronze in Discus Throw in Para-Olympics). The ambassador was all praise for the duo, their coaches, colleagues, medical and trainers, families and the entire squad for participating in the games.
\nThe reception was attended by a large number of ambassadors, diplomats (from Germany, Spain, Poland, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Romania, Tunisia, members of the Right to Play Ali Khayyam and his team, officials of the Pakistan Olympic Association, Syed Naveed Qamar former Minister, Senator Sherry Rehman, friends and family members of the champions.
\nIt may be mentioned that in July this year, prior to their leaving for Paris Olympic games, Ambassador Galey had hosted a similar reception and wished them success. \u201cYou won laurels for your countrymen and women and it is something that has made everyone proud,\u201d said the French ambassador.
\n\u201cTwo months ago, on July 8, I was happy and honored, with the entire French embassy team and all our guests, to receive many of you at the embassy, as you were preparing to fly to Paris for the Olympic and Paralympic Games,\u201d said the ambassador adding \u201cso much has happened in the last two months.\u201d
\nThe ambassador highlighted the fact that though Pakistan\u2019s Olympic and Paralympic delegations in Paris were not the largest ones \u2013 especially the Paralympic delegation yet, he said, it brought a gold medal in the javelin throw \u2013 Pakistan\u2019s first individual medal in the history of the Olympic Games and a bronze medal in the discus throw.
\nAmbassador Nicolas also remembered Pierre de Coubertin the very conservative Frenchman who had this very modern idea: resurrecting the Olympic Games according to which \u201cthe most important thing in the Olympic Games, he said, is not to win but to take part.”
\nYour success represents years of effort, often in solitude and without support or encouragement other than that of your families, friends and coaches, to participate in this unique event for any athlete: the Olympic and Paralympic Games, said the ambassador.
\nThe ambassador highlighted the specific impact of the Paralympic Games. Para-Olympians are athletes, like any other – and many do not like to be considered heroes. But they are certainly less well-known than others, and the Paralympic competitions showed the world, including the Pakistani public, that accidents of genetics or life do not prevent anyone from achieving incredible feats.
\nThe ambassador praised the simple, unassuming and humble nature of Arshad saying his press conference with his Indian competitor friend Neeraj Chopra demonstrated the most \u2018estimable human and sporting values, which later their mothers echoes in the following days in a moving and sincere way.
\nThe ambassador at the end wished the duo success in Los Angeles in four years. \u201cI am sure, Pakistani athletes will win more medals because the example of Nadeem and Haider work a great encouragement to the athletes of Pakistan and, let\u2019s hope, an incentive for high-level sport to be supported and promoted in this country and for you to have even more success.\u201d
\nArshad Nadeem\u2019s coach expressed gratitude to the French Embassy for hosting the pre and the post-Olympic receptions. He called the arrangements in Paris Olympic Village quite up to the mark and termed their days there quite memorable period of their time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ISLAMABAD Ambassador of France Nicolas Galey hosted the post-Olympic reception for Pakistan\u2019s winners in Paris Olympic games\u2014Arshad Nadeem (Gold in javelin throw) and Haider Ali (bronze in Discus Throw in Para-Olympics). The ambassador was all praise for the duo, their coaches, colleagues, medical and trainers, families and the entire squad for participating in the games. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":436659,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-436658","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-national"},"yoast_head":"\n