BIRMINGHAM: National boxer Zohaib Rasheed has been unluckily ruled out of the ongoing Commonwealth Games following an error by the management in the draw of the competition.
According to the details, the matter first came under notice when Zohaib’s name was missing from the draws of the competition.
The organization committee then admitted their mistake when Pakistan Boxing Federation (PBF) raised their concerns about the error, the latter claimed.
Despite the fact that the matter was dragged out for three days, the mistake was not rectified, and on competition day, the organising committee informed PBF that the boxer could not be accommodated in the competition.
“This is extremely frustrating and disappointing; it is mental torture for the player who has been in doubt for three days as a result of someone else’s error,” PBF secretary Nasir Tung stated.
“They’ve done injustice to our player and we are not going to stay silent on this issue. Pakistan will not only write to the International Boxing Association (IBA) and the CWG Federation but will also seek compensation from the organizers through the International Court of Arbitration for Sport,” he concluded.
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