Weightlifter Nooh Butt eyes gold in Asian Games
Butt, who recently won gold in Tashkent, says he's quite satisfied with his performance.
LAHORE (APP) - National weightlifter Nooh Dastagir Butt said that winning gold medal during the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Junior World Championships in Tashkent was a memorable performance of his career and he looked forward to win laurels for the country in international events in near future.
“I feel delighted on my success and it is an honour for me and for my country to win gold medal in Junior World Championships,” said Nooh while addressing a news conference on Wednesday at the National Hockey Stadium.
Earlier, Director Sports Hafeez Bhatti and other SBP officials warmly received the champion weightlifter upon his arrival at National Hockey Stadium.
Hafeez Bhatti said: “We are proud of Nooh Butt’s feats. Sports Board Punjab is fully cooperating with Weightlifting Federation for the promotion of this sport in the province.”
Nooh Butt said he is quite satisfied on winning coveted gold medal for the country. “Government provided me necessary cooperation and this factor proved crucial in my gold medal winning performance,” he added.
“Next month I’m going to feature in Asian Games at Jakarta where I will face top class weightlifters from several countries including Iran and Uzbekistan. I’m quite confident to clinch more gold medals in next international events.”
