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Pakistan will participate in the upcoming XXXIII Summer Olympic Games in Paris, France, with a contingent of seven athletes competing in Athletics, Shooting, and Swimming.
The Pakistan team includes the following members:
Athletics:
- Arshad Nadeem – Javelin Throw (Qualified)
- Faiqa Riaz – 100m (Universality Place, approved by World Athletics)
- Salman Iqbal Butt – Athlete Support Personnel
- Ali Sher Bajwa – Athlete Support Personnel
Swimming:
- Muhammad Ahmed Durrani – 200m Freestyle (Universality Place, approved by World Aquatics)
- Jehanara Nabi – 200m Freestyle (Universality Place, approved by World Aquatics)
- Lt Col (R) Ahmed Ali Khan – Athlete Support Personnel
Shooting:
- Ghulam Mustafa Bashir – 25m Rapid Fire Pistol (Qualified)
- Gulfam Joseph – 10m Air Pistol, 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team (Qualified)
- Kishmala Talat – 10m Air Pistol, 25m Pistol, 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team (Qualified)
- Col Junaid Ali – Athlete Support Personnel
- Gennady Solodovnikov – Athlete Support Personnel
The contingent officials are:
- Muhammad Shafiq – Chef de Mission
- Javaid Shamshad Lodhi – Deputy Chef de Mission
- Zainab Shaukat – Admin Official
Special appointments from IOC-certified personnel and the Embassy of Pakistan in France include:
- Syed Meesaq Hussain Rizvi, OLY – Chief Medical Officer
- Kashif Jameel – NOC Olympic Attaché (Head of Chancery, Embassy of Pakistan in France)
- Rizwan Ahmed – Welfare Officer (IOC-certified Safeguarding Officer in Sports)
The athletes and officials will depart in various groups from July 19 to 24 and will return after their competitions conclude. Arshad Nadeem and Ms. Jehanara Nabi will serve as flag bearers for Pakistan during the Opening Ceremony on July 26.
