KARACHI: “As glamourous as it looks, we didn’t get to see much as we were lined-up to walk,” Haseeb shares his experience of enjoying the opening ceremony of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with Media, as he lived his childhood dream that he nurtured from age 8. “It was interesting. But we were all inside at first to march, but it was a great experience.” Pakistan have sent 19 swimmers in Olympics history from the 1948 Summer Games in London. Syed Muhammad Haseeb Tariq and Bisma Khan are the additions, taking that count to 21 in the Olympics happening in Tokyo. They were a part of the few athletes from the contingent to walk the opening ceremony parade for Pakistan at the Olympics. Must one go back to Olympic history, swimming has been the sport that Pakistan took to easily as they represented the highest number of swimmers in 1948 Games, from the four that began the history of aquatics for the newly-made country then, to Haseeb and Bisma in 2020 Olympics, the road has been long. Haseeb and Bisma will represent the country on universality invitation from the world swimming body FINA.
