21 year old Talha Talib may have not won a medal but he surely won over millions of hearts. Talha made his Olympics debut in Tokyo this year and came 5th in the 67kg category. Talha comes from Gujranwala and has previously win medals in the Commonwealth games as well as the South Asian games.
Many notable personalities took to Twitter to congratulate him also highlighting how an increase in the funds for training could help him better his skills.
Mohammad Hafeez wrote” Your Ur passion & hard work leads u to be a Achiever. Congratulations #TalhaTalib # U made Pakistan proud. Ppl or federations not supporting Athletes like u by not providing necessary facilities should be accountable.”
Ur passion & hard work leads u to be a Achiever. Congratulations #TalhaTalib 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 #Olympics . U made Pakistan 🇵🇰 proud. Ppl or federations not supporting Athletes like u by not providing necessary facilities should be accountable pic.twitter.com/GjxsAmFEJQ
— Mohammad Hafeez (@MHafeez22) July 25, 2021
Shireen Mazari also took to Twitter and said “You did the nation proud even tho we let you down by providing little institutional support. POA & other bodies need total overhaul. Sports federations need professionals to run them not retired civil/mly bureaucrats. Sports needs restructuring in Pak out of the hands of babus.”
You did the nation proud even tho we let you down by providing little institutional support. POA & other bodies need total overhaul. Sports federations need professionals to run them not retired civil/mly bureaucrats. Sports needs restructuring in Pak out of the hands of babus. https://t.co/UbXo1WqVQT
— Shireen Mazari (@ShireenMazari1) July 26, 2021
Shadab Khan not only congratulated him but also pledged to set up a fund in the future.
Within the next year, I pledge to set up a fund for Pakistan’s Olympic’s athletes in preparation for the next Olympics. Looking at people like Talha Talib, we all should play our part in supporting Pakistan’s heroes. Please join me for Pakistan. #SKOlympicsFund #PakistanZindabad
— Shadab Khan (@76Shadabkhan) July 25, 2021
You’ve made us all very very proud! #TalhaTalib 🙌🏼🇵🇰 pic.twitter.com/nblmscSCsj
— Mahira Khan (@TheMahiraKhan) July 25, 2021
Great effort by #TalhaTalib 👏🏼
It shows that if we invest more time and money into our athletes, they can do wonders! 🇵🇰 #olympics2021 pic.twitter.com/rgYIeYaAG7— Azhar Ali (@AzharAli_) July 25, 2021
Proud of #TalhaTalib, I would love to sponsor him. Allow him to have access to international level equipment and diet, He's only 21 so a potential chance for 2024 & 2028 Olympics pic.twitter.com/3Vc1wUzJO6
— Waqar Zaka (@ZakaWaqar) July 26, 2021
Girte hain shahsawar hi maidan-e-jung mai… you stood up & made the whole nation proud. 🇵🇰💪🏽 #TalhaTalib #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/x9Buh9DqRP
— Asim Azhar (@AsimAzharr) July 25, 2021
What an amazing performance by talha talib. Makes the nation proud.
— Asad Umar (@Asad_Umar) July 25, 2021
Talha Talib took to Twitter as well to thank people for their support.
Alhamdulillah 🙏🇵🇰❤️ Thank you everyone for your support and your love❤️☺️. In Sha Allah Next time it will be more better. Remember me in your prayers ❤️
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.#talhatalib #tokyo #tokyo2020 #olympics #champion #pakistanzindabad pic.twitter.com/5741CKoYTy— Talha Talib (@talha_tlb) July 25, 2021
