Pakistan at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Pakistan at the 2016 Summer Olympics
IOC code	PAK
NOC	Pakistan Olympic Association
Website	nocpakistan.org
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors	7 in 4 sports
Flag bearer	Ghulam Mustafa Bashir[1]
Medals	Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 0 0 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Pakistan competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's seventeenth appearance at the Summer Olympics.

Pakistan Olympic Association sent the nation's smallest ever delegation to the Games, as the men's field hockey failed to qualify for the first time in a non-boycott Olympic edition. A total of seven athletes, four men and three women, were selected to the Pakistani team across four different sports. All of them had gained their Olympic entries, either through Tripartite Commission invitations or quota spots, with swimmers Lianna Swan and Haris Bandey, as well as judoka Shah Hussain Shah, being based abroad.^[2][3] Meanwhile, rapid fire pistol shooter Ghulam Mustafa Bashir was nominated by the Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) to bear the nation's flag in the opening ceremony.^[4]

Pakistan's Olympic campaign ended on August 15, a week before the close of the Olympics, after Najma Parveen failed to pass the preliminary heats in the women's 200 metres.^[5]

Athletics

Pakistan has received universality slots from IAAF to send two athletes (one male and one female) to the Olympics.^[6][7][8]

Key

• Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
• Q = Qualified for the next round
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
• NR = National record
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event
• Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Mehboob Ali	Men's 400 m	48.37	6	Did not advance
Najma Parveen	Women's 200 m	26.11	8	Did not advance

Judo

Pakistan has qualified one judoka for the men's half-heavyweight category (100 kg) at the Games, signifying the nation's Olympic debut in judo. Hussain Shah earned a continental quota spot from the Asian region, as Pakistan's top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of May 30, 2016.^[9][10]

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Shah Hussain Shah	Men's −100 kg	Bye	Bloshenko (UKR) L 000–100	Did not advance

Shooting

Pakistan has received two invitations from the Tripartite Commission to send shooters competing in the men's 25 m rapid fire pistol and women's 10 m air rifle, respectively, to the Olympics.^[11][12]

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Ghulam Mustafa Bashir	Men's 25 m rapid fire pistol	571	18	Did not advance
Minhal Sohail	Women's 10 m air rifle	413.2	28	Did not advance

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)

Swimming

Pakistan has received a Universality invitation from FINA to send two swimmers (one male and one female) to the Olympics.^[13][14][15]

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Haris Bandey	Men's 400 m freestyle	4:33.13	50	N/A		Did not advance
Lianna Swan	Women's 50 m freestyle	29.02	64	Did not advance

References

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2. "24 Pakistani Olympians to watch at Rio 2016". The Express Tribune. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
3. "More officials than athletes in Pakistan's Olympics contingent". Dawn. 1 August 2016.
4. Ahmed, Zeeshan (5 August 2016). "Change of plans: GM Bashir to bear Pakistan flag at Rio Olympics". Dawn. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
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6. "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
7. "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Rio 2016 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
8. "Pakistan to send more officials than players to Rio". The News International. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
9. "IJF Officially Announces Qualified Athletes for Rio 2016 Olympic Games". International Judo Federation. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
10. Raheel, Natasha (31 May 2016). "Shah knock, knock, knocking on Rio's doors". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
11. "Quota Places by Nation and Number". www.issf-sports.org/. ISSF. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
12. "First Pakistani female shooter set for Rio Olympics". The News International. 23 May 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
13. "Swimming World Rankings". FINA. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
14. "Rio 2016 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (PDF). Rio 2016. FINA. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
15. "Swimmers Harris, Lianna to represent Pakistan at Rio". The News International. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.