{"id":81500,"date":"2019-09-05T12:31:42","date_gmt":"2019-09-05T02:31:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=81500"},"modified":"2019-09-05T12:31:42","modified_gmt":"2019-09-05T02:31:42","slug":"japanese-envoy-greets-pakistans-first-qualifier-for-2020-tokyo-olympics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/japanese-envoy-greets-pakistans-first-qualifier-for-2020-tokyo-olympics\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese envoy greets Pakistan\u2019s first qualifier for 2020 Tokyo Olympics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>DNA<br \/>\nISLAMABAD<br \/>\nKuninori Matsuda, Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan, has expressed his heartfelt felicitations to Pakistan\u2019s shooter Mohammad Khalil Akhtar for qualifying the next year\u2019s Tokyo Olympics.<br \/>\n\u201cI am very delighted to learn that Mr. Khalil is the first Pakistani who has qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and I deeply congratulate him for this valuable success.<br \/>\nMy sincere congratulations and appreciations to the National Rifle Association of Pakistan (NRAP) also on achieving this great success and good luck for the mega event\u201d, said Ambassador Matsuda in his congratulatory message here on Wednesday 4th September 2019.<br \/>\nAmbassador Matsuda further said that Japan looks forward to maximum participation from Pakistan in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics.<br \/>\nThe Ambassador also expressed his good wishes for the Pakistani Men hockey team and other individuals as well as teams competing in the qualifying rounds for 2020 Tokyo Olympics.<br \/>\nIt is pertinent to mention here that, according to the announcement of NRAP on Tuesday, the 35 year old Mohammad Khalil Akhtar from Pakistan Army has not only become the country\u2019s first shooter but also the first Pakistani to qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics while putting up a splendid show in the World Shooting Cup held in Brazil which served as the qualifier for the 2020 Tokyo 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