Serbia is a country of seven million people and it’s won three World
people and it’s won three World
people and it’s won three World Championships in men’s water polo two
Championships in men’s water polo two
Championships in men’s water polo two World Championships in men’s basketball
World Championships in men’s basketball
World Championships in men’s basketball and a loop and Olympic gold in men’s
and a loop and Olympic gold in men’s
and a loop and Olympic gold in men’s volleyball it’s also home to not one but
volleyball it’s also home to not one but
volleyball it’s also home to not one but three world number ones and global
three world number ones and global
three world number ones and global tennis including perhaps one of the
tennis including perhaps one of the
tennis including perhaps one of the greatest players of all time
greatest players of all time
greatest players of all time Novak Djokovic I’m not even going to
Novak Djokovic I’m not even going to
Novak Djokovic I’m not even going to mention what their youth and women teams
mention what their youth and women teams
mention what their youth and women teams have accomplished Karachi in its
have accomplished Karachi in its
have accomplished Karachi in its metropolitan area alone has a population
metropolitan area alone has a population
metropolitan area alone has a population of roughly 15 million people
of roughly 15 million people
of roughly 15 million people theoretically to serve years could fit
theoretically to serve years could fit
theoretically to serve years could fit inside the city of Karachi well this
inside the city of Karachi well this
inside the city of Karachi well this tells us a lot about how Surrey has
tells us a lot about how Surrey has
tells us a lot about how Surrey has structured its sports it also tells us a
structured its sports it also tells us a
structured its sports it also tells us a lot about how we’ve structured ours so
lot about how we’ve structured ours so
lot about how we’ve structured ours so well best professional sports let’s talk
well best professional sports let’s talk
well best professional sports let’s talk about an example that might hit a bit
about an example that might hit a bit
about an example that might hit a bit closer to home in a 2014 study done by
closer to home in a 2014 study done by
closer to home in a 2014 study done by the medical journal The Lancet in a
the medical journal The Lancet in a
the medical journal The Lancet in a global obesity study Pakistan ranked
global obesity study Pakistan ranked
global obesity study Pakistan ranked number eight in the world yes
number eight in the world yes
number eight in the world yes number eight we’ve gone past any notion
number eight we’ve gone past any notion
number eight we’ve gone past any notion of describing ourselves as a healthy
of describing ourselves as a healthy
of describing ourselves as a healthy population we might as well have been
population we might as well have been
population we might as well have been some time ago but clearly not today
some time ago but clearly not today
some time ago but clearly not today we’ve created the sedentary lifestyle in
we’ve created the sedentary lifestyle in
we’ve created the sedentary lifestyle in which screen-based activities prioritize
which screen-based activities prioritize
which screen-based activities prioritize all physical activities cheap and easily
all physical activities cheap and easily
all physical activities cheap and easily available fast food and drinks flood our
available fast food and drinks flood our
available fast food and drinks flood our markets leading to poor nutrition
markets leading to poor nutrition
markets leading to poor nutrition meanwhile children only copy whether
meanwhile children only copy whether
meanwhile children only copy whether adults – and when they see their parents
adults – and when they see their parents
adults – and when they see their parents and adults not really maintaining
and adults not really maintaining
and adults not really maintaining themselves physically not really giving
themselves physically not really giving
themselves physically not really giving any focus with their own health children
any focus with their own health children
any focus with their own health children only normalize and internalize that as
only normalize and internalize that as
only normalize and internalize that as they grow older they’re not supposed to
they grow older they’re not supposed to
they grow older they’re not supposed to do the same I give you these two
do the same I give you these two
do the same I give you these two examples to outline what this talk is
examples to outline what this talk is
examples to outline what this talk is about
about
about it’s firstly I was a state of domestic
it’s firstly I was a state of domestic
it’s firstly I was a state of domestic sports in part is thought in how
sports in part is thought in how
sports in part is thought in how domestic failures have left us
domestic failures have left us
domestic failures have left us languishing on an international scale
languishing on an international scale
languishing on an international scale and then I talk about this current
and then I talk about this current
and then I talk about this current situation of sports in schools which
situation of sports in schools which
situation of sports in schools which often feels the root cause of why we of
often feels the root cause of why we of
often feels the root cause of why we of yvv and forgot about sports in the
yvv and forgot about sports in the
yvv and forgot about sports in the national conscience in the first place
national conscience in the first place
national conscience in the first place so I’ll give you first a couple of
so I’ll give you first a couple of
so I’ll give you first a couple of examples from domestic sports so last
examples from domestic sports so last
examples from domestic sports so last month there was a kadhai some traffic
month there was a kadhai some traffic
month there was a kadhai some traffic finally the chasm trophy trophy is
finally the chasm trophy trophy is
finally the chasm trophy trophy is licensed premier cricketing competition
licensed premier cricketing competition
licensed premier cricketing competition if you could have a raise of hands how
if you could have a raise of hands how
if you could have a raise of hands how many of you knew that the final was
many of you knew that the final was
many of you knew that the final was being played last month raise of hands
being played last month raise of hands
being played last month raise of hands one two three four I expected a bit more
one two three four I expected a bit more
one two three four I expected a bit more but this is what we have now there’s an
but this is what we have now there’s an
but this is what we have now there’s an even know where the final was played it
even know where the final was played it
even know where the final was played it was right here in Karachi at the
was right here in Karachi at the
was right here in Karachi at the National Stadium for those of you who
National Stadium for those of you who
National Stadium for those of you who commute nearer across the national
commute nearer across the national
commute nearer across the national stadium how many of you saw a single
stadium how many of you saw a single
stadium how many of you saw a single banner denoting that the country’s
banner denoting that the country’s
banner denoting that the country’s premier cunning cricketing competition
premier cunning cricketing competition
premier cunning cricketing competition was happening inside there is never any
was happening inside there is never any
was happening inside there is never any banner there is no indication you would
banner there is no indication you would
banner there is no indication you would only mostly see a bored guard sitting
only mostly see a bored guard sitting
only mostly see a bored guard sitting outside with no emphasis that that
outside with no emphasis that that
outside with no emphasis that that Pakistan’s greatest cricket is being
Pakistan’s greatest cricket is being
Pakistan’s greatest cricket is being played inside now in the final itself we
played inside now in the final itself we
played inside now in the final itself we had players who had won as the Champions
had players who had won as the Champions
had players who had won as the Champions Trophy who had been part of a world
Trophy who had been part of a world
Trophy who had been part of a world number one Test team yet no one really
number one Test team yet no one really
number one Test team yet no one really went up and saw them
went up and saw them
went up and saw them this is sadly the state of domesticated
this is sadly the state of domesticated
this is sadly the state of domesticated in Pakistan in which we have no nearly
in Pakistan in which we have no nearly
in Pakistan in which we have no nearly no respect for who are really our
no respect for who are really our
no respect for who are really our national heroes I want to talk a bit
national heroes I want to talk a bit
national heroes I want to talk a bit about football so the person Premier
about football so the person Premier
about football so the person Premier League was Pakistan stuff flight
League was Pakistan stuff flight
League was Pakistan stuff flight football competition I say was because
football competition I say was because
football competition I say was because the last time it was played was two
the last time it was played was two
the last time it was played was two years ago a couple of months ago the
years ago a couple of months ago the
years ago a couple of months ago the Python football federation actually got
Python football federation actually got
Python football federation actually got banned by FIFA due to being under
banned by FIFA due to being under
banned by FIFA due to being under investigation by the Lahore High Court
investigation by the Lahore High Court
investigation by the Lahore High Court this ban means that Pakistan can no
this ban means that Pakistan can no
this ban means that Pakistan can no longer play any international match
longer play any international match
longer play any international match though the last and the men’s team did
though the last and the men’s team did
though the last and the men’s team did player match was in 2015 the global
player match was in 2015 the global
player match was in 2015 the global ranking as of the end of last year was
ranking as of the end of last year was
ranking as of the end of last year was 201 being stripped of FIFA membership
201 being stripped of FIFA membership
201 being stripped of FIFA membership means that Pakistan will receive no
means that Pakistan will receive no
means that Pakistan will receive no funding training or programs from either
funding training or programs from either
funding training or programs from either FIFA or the Asian Football Confederation
FIFA or the Asian Football Confederation
FIFA or the Asian Football Confederation now does anyone really
now does anyone really
now does anyone really want me to explain how bad this is for
want me to explain how bad this is for
want me to explain how bad this is for football in the country all of you are a
football in the country all of you are a
football in the country all of you are a lot smarter than I am it’s true but so
lot smarter than I am it’s true but so
lot smarter than I am it’s true but so I’ll leave that to you however I would
I’ll leave that to you however I would
I’ll leave that to you however I would like to say is that for a country in
like to say is that for a country in
like to say is that for a country in which kids stay up till 2:00 a.m. to
which kids stay up till 2:00 a.m. to
which kids stay up till 2:00 a.m. to watch European football in which replica
watch European football in which replica
watch European football in which replica jerseys are so easily available how is
jerseys are so easily available how is
jerseys are so easily available how is Pakistan ranked 201 in world football in
Pakistan ranked 201 in world football in
Pakistan ranked 201 in world football in this talk I thought about including a
this talk I thought about including a
this talk I thought about including a bit about the plight of field hockey in
bit about the plight of field hockey in
bit about the plight of field hockey in our country but do we really even want
our country but do we really even want
our country but do we really even want to go there let’s talk a bit about
to go there let’s talk a bit about
to go there let’s talk a bit about alienation in sports though in this bus
alienation in sports though in this bus
alienation in sports though in this bus season of our domestics of our domestic
season of our domestics of our domestic
season of our domestics of our domestic reading year which included the car the
reading year which included the car the
reading year which included the car the awesome trophy the Pakistan cup the
awesome trophy the Pakistan cup the
awesome trophy the Pakistan cup the regional wonder cup and the departmental
regional wonder cup and the departmental
regional wonder cup and the departmental one-day Cup there were four venues used
one-day Cup there were four venues used
one-day Cup there were four venues used in Karachi three in Islamabad and two
in Karachi three in Islamabad and two
in Karachi three in Islamabad and two each in Rawalpindi and Lahore that’s a
each in Rawalpindi and Lahore that’s a
each in Rawalpindi and Lahore that’s a total of 11 venues the rest of the
total of 11 venues the rest of the
total of 11 venues the rest of the country accounted for just six more you
country accounted for just six more you
country accounted for just six more you sometimes feel that there is this really
sometimes feel that there is this really
sometimes feel that there is this really clear fertilization in how we’ve mapped
clear fertilization in how we’ve mapped
clear fertilization in how we’ve mapped out our domestic cricket in which the
out our domestic cricket in which the
out our domestic cricket in which the large chunk of our cricket is given to
large chunk of our cricket is given to
large chunk of our cricket is given to major urban centres what’s weird is
major urban centres what’s weird is
major urban centres what’s weird is however that just look at the past Sharm
however that just look at the past Sharm
however that just look at the past Sharm strophe Francis Trophy winning squad
strophe Francis Trophy winning squad
strophe Francis Trophy winning squad there were 50 50 50 man squad only five
there were 50 50 50 man squad only five
there were 50 50 50 man squad only five players came from major urban centers
players came from major urban centers
players came from major urban centers for example Hassan Ali is from Wendy
for example Hassan Ali is from Wendy
for example Hassan Ali is from Wendy Baja then shadaab khan
Baja then shadaab khan
Baja then shadaab khan mia Wally so we need to really
mia Wally so we need to really
mia Wally so we need to really understand where we’re getting our
understand where we’re getting our
understand where we’re getting our cricketers from and where we need to
cricketers from and where we need to
cricketers from and where we need to really invest why one can understand why
really invest why one can understand why
really invest why one can understand why you could keep crickets conservation so
you could keep crickets conservation so
you could keep crickets conservation so little of the country one needs to ask
little of the country one needs to ask
little of the country one needs to ask why don’t we do more with one a World
why don’t we do more with one a World
why don’t we do more with one a World Cup we’ve won the world e20 we’ve been
Cup we’ve won the world e20 we’ve been
Cup we’ve won the world e20 we’ve been number one in Test cricket and we won
number one in Test cricket and we won
number one in Test cricket and we won the Champions Trophy that’s huge so
the Champions Trophy that’s huge so
the Champions Trophy that’s huge so we’ve done technically all that there is
we’ve done technically all that there is
we’ve done technically all that there is to accomplish in our cricket but we
to accomplish in our cricket but we
to accomplish in our cricket but we haven’t even realized the potential of
haven’t even realized the potential of
haven’t even realized the potential of over half the country this denial of a
over half the country this denial of a
over half the country this denial of a sporting infrastructure speaks volumes
sporting infrastructure speaks volumes
sporting infrastructure speaks volumes of how callous we are for not the
of how callous we are for not the
of how callous we are for not the promotion of what is not the national
promotion of what is not the national
promotion of what is not the national sport but is indeed
sport but is indeed
sport but is indeed the national fashion another avenue i
the national fashion another avenue i
the national fashion another avenue i want to explore a bit was about
want to explore a bit was about
want to explore a bit was about adventure sports pakistan has five of
adventure sports pakistan has five of
adventure sports pakistan has five of the world’s 1405 there was fourteen
the world’s 1405 there was fourteen
the world’s 1405 there was fourteen 8,000 meter plus mountains
8,000 meter plus mountains
8,000 meter plus mountains however we rarely ever focus on them
however we rarely ever focus on them
however we rarely ever focus on them till 2011 there were 360 cents on k2
till 2011 there were 360 cents on k2
till 2011 there were 360 cents on k2 guess how many were done by Pakistan is
guess how many were done by Pakistan is
guess how many were done by Pakistan is 10 that’s roughly 3% 322 our signs are
10 that’s roughly 3% 322 our signs are
10 that’s roughly 3% 322 our signs are made on nanga parbat 34 by pakistan is
made on nanga parbat 34 by pakistan is
made on nanga parbat 34 by pakistan is is perhaps a slightly more respectable
is perhaps a slightly more respectable
is perhaps a slightly more respectable number but for something so easily
number but for something so easily
number but for something so easily accessible in our own backyard we spend
accessible in our own backyard we spend
accessible in our own backyard we spend very little time and even realizing
very little time and even realizing
very little time and even realizing their potential two summers ago I went
their potential two summers ago I went
their potential two summers ago I went on a trek to Concordia which is the
on a trek to Concordia which is the
on a trek to Concordia which is the place where you can see four of
place where you can see four of
place where you can see four of Pakistan’s five eight-thousanders
Pakistan’s five eight-thousanders
Pakistan’s five eight-thousanders including Kay – that’s the Baltoro
including Kay – that’s the Baltoro
including Kay – that’s the Baltoro glacier the vast expanse of the glacier
glacier the vast expanse of the glacier
glacier the vast expanse of the glacier and being surrounded by the massive
and being surrounded by the massive
and being surrounded by the massive intersting mountains or nearly all four
intersting mountains or nearly all four
intersting mountains or nearly all four sides is the cliched sight to behold I
sides is the cliched sight to behold I
sides is the cliched sight to behold I walked for ten days at Lester’s on both
walked for ten days at Lester’s on both
walked for ten days at Lester’s on both my feet and twist my right arm which
my feet and twist my right arm which
my feet and twist my right arm which when you’re a tennis player probably
when you’re a tennis player probably
when you’re a tennis player probably isn’t the best thing to happen but I
isn’t the best thing to happen but I
isn’t the best thing to happen but I felt extremely humbled it’s the site and
felt extremely humbled it’s the site and
felt extremely humbled it’s the site and it’s experience which I feel every
it’s experience which I feel every
it’s experience which I feel every Pakistani should have yet if you usually
Pakistani should have yet if you usually
Pakistani should have yet if you usually do and they spend their entire lives not
do and they spend their entire lives not
do and they spend their entire lives not knowing what they’re missing
knowing what they’re missing
knowing what they’re missing but how do we improve our current
but how do we improve our current
but how do we improve our current outlook in sports this is the second
outlook in sports this is the second
outlook in sports this is the second part of my talk but I thought about
part of my talk but I thought about
part of my talk but I thought about school sports I feel that change needs
school sports I feel that change needs
school sports I feel that change needs to come from the bottom up
to come from the bottom up
to come from the bottom up the push for sports needs to start in
the push for sports needs to start in
the push for sports needs to start in our schools we need to dispel this way
our schools we need to dispel this way
our schools we need to dispel this way of thinking which we feel that kids will
of thinking which we feel that kids will
of thinking which we feel that kids will automatically think about their own
automatically think about their own
automatically think about their own physical well-being and will be
physical well-being and will be
physical well-being and will be committed towards improving it schools
committed towards improving it schools
committed towards improving it schools it to push harder in ensuring that each
it to push harder in ensuring that each
it to push harder in ensuring that each child gets an adequate amount of
child gets an adequate amount of
child gets an adequate amount of physical activity every day for the
physical activity every day for the
physical activity every day for the school I had in my own levels we would
school I had in my own levels we would
school I had in my own levels we would have one 30-minute period of physical
have one 30-minute period of physical
have one 30-minute period of physical activity a week and all children were
activity a week and all children were
activity a week and all children were even afforded that they were punished on
even afforded that they were punished on
even afforded that they were punished on not doing well academically school
not doing well academically school
not doing well academically school should be the number one place when we
should be the number one place when we
should be the number one place when we realize that sports are a critical
realize that sports are a critical
realize that sports are a critical factor of our soul own social lifestyle
factor of our soul own social lifestyle
factor of our soul own social lifestyle based on my own experience I would feel
based on my own experience I would feel
based on my own experience I would feel that sports would often be
that sports would often be
that sports would often be aside as something will take time away
aside as something will take time away
aside as something will take time away from what being considered more
from what being considered more
from what being considered more important your studies will be
important your studies will be
important your studies will be considered more important in sports
considered more important in sports
considered more important in sports sports would never be a way of
sports would never be a way of
sports would never be a way of complimenting your growth as ng as a
complimenting your growth as ng as a
complimenting your growth as ng as a human being and individual and would
human being and individual and would
human being and individual and would just be something that would drag refer
just be something that would drag refer
just be something that would drag refer a main focus of achieving a certain
a main focus of achieving a certain
a main focus of achieving a certain academic goal so what I would often feel
academic goal so what I would often feel
academic goal so what I would often feel is that we were developing kids who
is that we were developing kids who
is that we were developing kids who would get a certain grade tailoring
would get a certain grade tailoring
would get a certain grade tailoring courses based on doing well on an exam
courses based on doing well on an exam
courses based on doing well on an exam but unlocking potential was an ambition
but unlocking potential was an ambition
but unlocking potential was an ambition was never really looked after
was never really looked after
was never really looked after nevertheless that’s an entirely
nevertheless that’s an entirely
nevertheless that’s an entirely different debate but it does weave into
different debate but it does weave into
different debate but it does weave into what we’re discussing about sports today
what we’re discussing about sports today
what we’re discussing about sports today in how we stigmatize force in Pakistan
in how we stigmatize force in Pakistan
in how we stigmatize force in Pakistan as something that takes time away from
as something that takes time away from
as something that takes time away from us and not as something that develops us
us and not as something that develops us
us and not as something that develops us now for recommendations I’m not really
now for recommendations I’m not really
now for recommendations I’m not really gonna propose something too outlandish
gonna propose something too outlandish
gonna propose something too outlandish or outrageous these are based on World
or outrageous these are based on World
or outrageous these are based on World Health Organization guidelines which are
Health Organization guidelines which are
Health Organization guidelines which are easily available online so three major
easily available online so three major
easily available online so three major recommendations come into play when
recommendations come into play when
recommendations come into play when fostering physical growth in schools
fostering physical growth in schools
fostering physical growth in schools they are a school health team
they are a school health team
they are a school health team situational analysis and critically
situational analysis and critically
situational analysis and critically political involvement for the first one
political involvement for the first one
political involvement for the first one a school health team is a group of
a school health team is a group of
a school health team is a group of people dedicated not full-time but I
people dedicated not full-time but I
people dedicated not full-time but I just self aware of the need for physical
just self aware of the need for physical
just self aware of the need for physical activity not just in students but in
activity not just in students but in
activity not just in students but in staff and faculty as well if such a team
staff and faculty as well if such a team
staff and faculty as well if such a team doesn’t exist the physical active the
doesn’t exist the physical active the
doesn’t exist the physical active the introduction of physical activity
introduction of physical activity
introduction of physical activity necessary so on these teams could be
necessary so on these teams could be
necessary so on these teams could be formed on depending on the resources
formed on depending on the resources
formed on depending on the resources staff available in each school they will
staff available in each school they will
staff available in each school they will include the principal physical education
include the principal physical education
include the principal physical education teacher representatives from the
teacher representatives from the
teacher representatives from the communities students other teachers and
communities students other teachers and
communities students other teachers and then whoever’s interested from the
then whoever’s interested from the
then whoever’s interested from the school staff should also be part of this
school staff should also be part of this
school staff should also be part of this team ideally this team monitors and
team ideally this team monitors and
team ideally this team monitors and coordinates health promotion activities
coordinates health promotion activities
coordinates health promotion activities ranging from preventing tobacco and drug
ranging from preventing tobacco and drug
ranging from preventing tobacco and drug use promoting healthy nutrition and
use promoting healthy nutrition and
use promoting healthy nutrition and physical activity this team would also
physical activity this team would also
physical activity this team would also execute health objectives for the entire
execute health objectives for the entire
execute health objectives for the entire school year the second recommendation is
school year the second recommendation is
school year the second recommendation is a situational analysis for the execution
a situational analysis for the execution
a situational analysis for the execution of any health promotion program the
of any health promotion program the
of any health promotion program the school is to critically assess its
school is to critically assess its
school is to critically assess its strengths challenges
strengths challenges
strengths challenges perceptions and needs before starting
perceptions and needs before starting
perceptions and needs before starting one the process could also encompass all
one the process could also encompass all
one the process could also encompass all the school’s great
the school’s great
the school’s great munity can provide a form of
munity can provide a form of
munity can provide a form of collaborative work with situation
collaborative work with situation
collaborative work with situation analysis we look at factors first
analysis we look at factors first
analysis we look at factors first affecting physical growth which could
affecting physical growth which could
affecting physical growth which could often be demographic like age gender
often be demographic like age gender
often be demographic like age gender ethnicity and also realizing stuff like
ethnicity and also realizing stuff like
ethnicity and also realizing stuff like older kids being inactive compared to
older kids being inactive compared to
older kids being inactive compared to younger kids and girls not having equal
younger kids and girls not having equal
younger kids and girls not having equal opportunity in physical activity we then
opportunity in physical activity we then
opportunity in physical activity we then look at the benefits students get from
look at the benefits students get from
look at the benefits students get from physical activity like for one being
physical activity like for one being
physical activity like for one being happier or having better morale where
happier or having better morale where
happier or having better morale where Mura improving self-esteem and then
Mura improving self-esteem and then
Mura improving self-esteem and then improving appearance and having better
improving appearance and having better
improving appearance and having better developing strength endurance and
developing strength endurance and
developing strength endurance and flexibility finally looking at barriers
flexibility finally looking at barriers
flexibility finally looking at barriers that restrict access to physical
that restrict access to physical
that restrict access to physical activity like lack of playing facilities
activity like lack of playing facilities
activity like lack of playing facilities a huge issue in our country a lack of
a huge issue in our country a lack of
a huge issue in our country a lack of time and sometimes factors like just
time and sometimes factors like just
time and sometimes factors like just being in a conservative society in which
being in a conservative society in which
being in a conservative society in which especially dealing with factors in which
especially dealing with factors in which
especially dealing with factors in which girls aren’t on play as well sports the
girls aren’t on play as well sports the
girls aren’t on play as well sports the final recommendation is political
final recommendation is political
final recommendation is political commitment there needs to be a national
commitment there needs to be a national
commitment there needs to be a national curriculum which mandates physical
curriculum which mandates physical
curriculum which mandates physical activity federal policies need to be
activity federal policies need to be
activity federal policies need to be made which require every school in the
made which require every school in the
made which require every school in the country to have children involved in
country to have children involved in
country to have children involved in sports effective advocacy for developing
sports effective advocacy for developing
sports effective advocacy for developing a sporting infrastructure is to happen
a sporting infrastructure is to happen
a sporting infrastructure is to happen at both a national and state level the
at both a national and state level the
at both a national and state level the public needs to be sensitized are the
public needs to be sensitized are the
public needs to be sensitized are the importance of physical education which
importance of physical education which
importance of physical education which can be done by mass marketing campaigns
can be done by mass marketing campaigns
can be done by mass marketing campaigns policies in favour of physical
policies in favour of physical
policies in favour of physical activities include ensuring adequate
activities include ensuring adequate
activities include ensuring adequate time resources and space for physical
time resources and space for physical
time resources and space for physical activity legislation for acknowledging
activity legislation for acknowledging
activity legislation for acknowledging the secure provision for basic resources
the secure provision for basic resources
the secure provision for basic resources needs to exist including the designation
needs to exist including the designation
needs to exist including the designation of an official with the responsibility
of an official with the responsibility
of an official with the responsibility and authority to supervise
and authority to supervise
and authority to supervise implementation of physical education
implementation of physical education
implementation of physical education programs but as I wind up I think about
programs but as I wind up I think about
programs but as I wind up I think about the reasons why I gave this talk for one
the reasons why I gave this talk for one
the reasons why I gave this talk for one I’ve been to countless domestic games as
I’ve been to countless domestic games as
I’ve been to countless domestic games as a sports analyst and as a
a sports analyst and as a
a sports analyst and as a photojournalist which included the
photojournalist which included the
photojournalist which included the chiasm trophy
chiasm trophy
chiasm trophy Land Department to one day Cup and what
Land Department to one day Cup and what
Land Department to one day Cup and what I’ve often seen is they’re often more
I’ve often seen is they’re often more
I’ve often seen is they’re often more players on the cricket field then there
players on the cricket field then there
players on the cricket field then there are spectators on the sidelines while we
are spectators on the sidelines while we
are spectators on the sidelines while we yearn for
yearn for
yearn for to come back to Pakistan we often forget
to come back to Pakistan we often forget
to come back to Pakistan we often forget that our national heroes are often
that our national heroes are often
that our national heroes are often playing inside our own very crowds and
playing inside our own very crowds and
playing inside our own very crowds and the deserve our respect and our support
the deserve our respect and our support
the deserve our respect and our support and that happens when we turn up to see
and that happens when we turn up to see
and that happens when we turn up to see them secondly I find it unfathomable
them secondly I find it unfathomable
them secondly I find it unfathomable that Pakistan is right 201 in world
that Pakistan is right 201 in world
that Pakistan is right 201 in world football not a day goes by in my
football not a day goes by in my
football not a day goes by in my hometown of Karachi but I do not see a
hometown of Karachi but I do not see a
hometown of Karachi but I do not see a young kid wearing a replica football
young kid wearing a replica football
young kid wearing a replica football jersey how have we left that passion and
jersey how have we left that passion and
jersey how have we left that passion and potential unrealized and realized the
potential unrealized and realized the
potential unrealized and realized the extent of being so poor internationally
extent of being so poor internationally
extent of being so poor internationally firstly I thought I would not talk about
firstly I thought I would not talk about
firstly I thought I would not talk about field hockey but I have to because from
field hockey but I have to because from
field hockey but I have to because from being a standard in global field hockey
being a standard in global field hockey
being a standard in global field hockey to not qualifying for the World Cup and
to not qualifying for the World Cup and
to not qualifying for the World Cup and the Olympics means something somewhere
the Olympics means something somewhere
the Olympics means something somewhere went terribly wrong but so I feel that
went terribly wrong but so I feel that
went terribly wrong but so I feel that the reasons why I gave this talk
the reasons why I gave this talk
the reasons why I gave this talk ultimately is that I don’t really like
ultimately is that I don’t really like
ultimately is that I don’t really like where I’ve ended up in sports
where I’ve ended up in sports
where I’ve ended up in sports I would like whoever going either
I would like whoever going either
I would like whoever going either something needs to change and the time
something needs to change and the time
something needs to change and the time to do it it’s probably right now thank
to do it it’s probably right now thank
to do it it’s probably right now thank you
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