In an unfortunate incident, Pakistani boxer Zohaib Rasheed has stolen a heafty sum of money and absconded from an event in Italy.
A Pakistani boxer, named Zohaib Rasheed has disappeared in Italy after stealing money from a teammate’s bag, the Pakistan Amateur Boxing Federation said on Tuesday. Zohaib Rasheed has gone to Italy to take part in an Olympic qualifying tournament.
A senior official of the federation said they had brought it to the notice of the Pakistan Embassy in Italy and also filed a police report about the incident. “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.
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Zohaib had won a bronze medal in last year’s Asian Boxing Championships and was regarded as a rising talent in Pakistan.
Nasir said that a female boxer Laura Ikram had gone out for training and Zohaib took her room keys from the front desk. Subsequently, Zohaib stole her foreign currency from a purse before disappearing from the hotel.
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“The police have been informed and they are now searching for him but he is not in contact with anyone,” Nasir said. Interestingly, this is not the first time a Pakistani athlete has gone abroad with a national squad and slipped away in the hope of a better future.
Sports is a very dynamic field built on the pillars of camaraderie and friendship. Naturally, this incident has given a big jolt to the entire sporting world. These incidents leave a dark blot on the basic premise on which the sporting world still believes.
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