Pakistani boxer steals money from female teammate, flees to Italy for Olympic qualifiers
Pakistani boxer steals money from female teammate, flees to Italy to participate in Olympic qualifiers
Pakistan Sports news:It was yet another embarrassing day for Pakistani sports on Tuesday (Mar 5) after an incident saw last year’s Asian Boxing Championships bronze medallist Zohaib Rasheed take an unwanted route to participate in the Olympic qualifiers. According to reports from Pakistani media, Rasheed stole money from his female teammate Laura Ikram to flee to Italy in order to participate in an Olympic qualifying tournament. The incident took everyone by surprise after which a senior official of the federation reported the incident to the Pakistani Embassy in Italy.
Zohaib Rasheed flees to Italy for qualifiers
With the Olympics less than six months away,the qualification for several events has taken centre stage. Rasheed, a rising star in the country, was determined to secure a berth at the Paris games but may face huge consequences for the theft. According to a female boxer Laura Ikram, Rasheed took the keys to her hotel room from the reception where they were training. He then went to her room and stole all the foreign currency that he is reported to have used to fund his travel to Italy for the qualifiers.
"It is most embarrassing for the federation and country the way Zohaib Rasheed has behaved as he had gone there as part of a five-member squad to take part in an Olympic qualifying tournament," the national federation's secretary, Colonel Nasir Ahmed said.
"The police have been informed and they are now searching for him but he is not in contact with anyone," Nasir said.
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The incident is now been investigated by the Pakistani Embassy in Rome after receivinga complaint from the Boxing Federation.
Although there is no comment from the embassy at the time of writing, it is expected that Rasheed could be deported to Pakistan. He could further face sanctions from the boxing association of the nation, while judicial action will also be on the cards for the bronze medallist of the Asian Boxing Championships.
