Well done...thanks for putting Pakistan on the map of the Olympics...

It's not charity work either. Why even bother showing up if your loss is a foregone conclusion. Winners have pride and determination,only losers talk about moral victories. Shame on us,65+ years and we still keep on sending hockey and few scrubs who disguise as athletes. Shame shame.

It would have been better had she ran to her potential or better (2:10), Athletics is one thing that keeps you honest, you cannot hope for the better result than you trained for. It appears that her training and race strategy was lacking 7 sec is a big variation for 800m. She should however should still be applauded for what she did, running half a mile (0.8km) in little over 2 minutes is not easy. Hopefully she learn something there which will help her improve to the next level and do better in local and SAF games level, and many others (young and old)get inspiration to start running and pleasently find out that what they have been missing in their life.

Raibia is an inspiration to many Pakistanis. With the lack of interest from the government, the private institutions must invest in such athletes to train if we want to put Pakistan on the world map on the softer side.

Its not always about winning...its about the spirit of competition. She deserves still credit and support. How many ever even thought of being there in the first place?

Atleast we tried. Good luck for next time.

Better luck next Rabia! Train harder and faster... Will look forward to seeing you at Rio in 4 years!!!!!

She is only 20, lets hope she is provided proper training and facilities to make it through in 4 years time

Every inch of this nation is craving to hear our anthem being played at the end of an event......The person to do it will be a national hero, and remembered in history books!! Hope our athletes train long and hard for Rio in 4 years!!! only perseverence and hard work gets gold medals!! We have abundance of talent, but that's not enough when you're competing at the world stage!!

Nothing succeeds like success, and nothing falls more rapidly than failure. I do not knwo the antoym of the word "renaissance." but that is what it is.

nothing will change unless there is investment in sports.

what a negative article - at least they got TO the olympics!! it's not all about winning!

Just saw her run on tv. She is inspiration to our future runners. well done.

Why is giving thumbs down to all the positive and encouraging comments!?!? Sheesh!! WELL DONE, Rabia. We all know the state of affairs regarding sports here. You can gain confidence and build on the experience for your future triumphs. All the best!

Thank you Rabia for representing Pakistan. You did great and there is always next time. We support you no matter what, this is sports and it was great to see you there. Good luck and God bless you.

Good luck next time in Asian Games and in Rio. you should be looking some sponsors.

thumbs up for her spirit

tried but not on the merit she spoiled the wild card which is given to only 2 pakistani's from 18 kror population at least demand from her was to break his own national record

Right. Qualifying for Olympics is a big deal in itself...It's not anybody can participate jst like that...So all those who participated in Olympics deserve a big congratulations at the first place itself...

The fact that Pakistan was represented in Olympics was an honor. And The athletes did their best. So there should be an article written of hope and encouragement instead of failure.. Good Luck next time to team Pakistan..

I salam to your spirit, never loose heart, you encourage our moral...

Competing in Olympics = Great. Winning a Medal at Olympics = Priceless.

Once again Pakistan did not even a single medal. Pakistan should not have participated in Olympics if teams were not prepared and ready. Don't waste poor country money and send people to England if they can't win and not prepared period.

In the last 4 and a half years the present government has not given any consideration to sports at all. All emphasis have been on corruption and covering up the corruption of the president. At the last olymics pakistan had a handful of medals. They have participants in boxing, wrestling and other fields as well. But this olympics none. Another achivement of the zardari government.

Has this runner won a medal in Asian games or Commonwealth? Then why to expect her in Olymics. Wrongly written article that says Last medal hope.

that's what all the losers say! (:

It's a shame countries like North Korea, Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada, Algeria, Qatar, Moldova and even Ethiopia all have medals and we with our population of over 200 million cannot even field more than 35 athletes. Just what is stopping us from participating in sports like Canoeing, Skiing (we've got worlds highest 32 peaks out of 36), shooting (we are brandishing guns all the time and yet can't shoot?), wrestling and may other sports that we could have easily participated. Is there no one in the country at higher up who thinks Olympics is sort of a gauge to judge a country a nation where they stand on the comity of nations? Out of 206 countries, we stand LAST.

These are broken tunes. Ryan Lochte trains for 14 hours a day. Is there any person you know in Pakistan whether sports or another position where person is putting 14 hours work per day? We simply do not possess the work ethics to compete with Westerners.

it's not about winning? I can safely put my dollar on the bet that you have never ever stepped in a field to play a single sport in your life? Please read the medal count and look at our number. Are we even worst than Ethiopia? http://stats.washingtonpost.com/olympics/medals.a...

lack of the facilities............. so, how v can get the medals?

Give credit to Rabia for qualifying for the Olympics for Pakistan. Being a female in Pakistani soceity is not easy with male dominance everywhere. In addition there are no world class sports facilities in Pakistan for atheletes to practice for these mega events. Qualifying for Olympics against these odds to compete against the best atheletes in the world is not an easy task. Well done Rabia. Don't give up. Better luck next time.

She was wildcarder, not an Olympics qualifier.

but she didn't qualify for it , she got wild card

doesn't matter we loss matter is we never try to do some better next time becz our goverments is totly crack players give u good result if u give them gd facalties nd gd envoirment god bless u all

YOu should speak up to government. Zardari does not exhibit us as a poor country. He flies on a foreign tour on his private government owned A310 but lands in the other country asking for AID money. If you put right people incharge of the olympic preparation and good traning program, you can get medals.

Sorry to disagree and hurt to see how down the nation's spirit is for these courageous man and women I think our athletes deserve a big applaud to take the courage to go to these international events with the minimum training. Thanks to all the corruption in Pakistan, our talented atheletes are not brought forward to compete in international competitions. I say if Pakistan can spend one-thrid of the money that is spent on training the athletes in western countries, we can show who is the star. Way to go all Pakistani athletes!! :)

that is the proof that there is no facility for the atheletes in pakistan , pakistan sports board should work on it !

As you said we need right people in sports committeess to give these people a fair chance and training and about money, if handled propely money can be raised from these big shots and corporates who will be eager to put their name on these athletes and cash the fame when they are launched at these international competitions.

keep it up dont loose hope.

Good effort Rabia, you tried your best and that is what matters. We are still proud that you were able to participate. Use this as a learning opportunity, try harder and you will get better results next time.

In Pakistan all it takes to get TO the Olympics is approval from a corrupt government and a free plan ticket bought with the poor nation's money.

agree with you.....but first thing first......get rid of corruption.....and any one involved in it...ban them for life from holding any public office......

money,hardwork training , and good facility is equal to gold medal also add killing instenct none of which we got. so do not discourge just enjoy the games.

You are competing with the best brood of talent from the rest of the world... To comes in leagues with them is winning by itself... to qualify is a victory by itself

Other than Hockey all were wildcarders in Pak team

Try and read the comment - it is not ALL about winning.

She did not qualify, the article says she was a wild card entry!

She did not qualify for Olympics, she was a wild card entry.

guys what happened to our sportsmanship

Please can you just once accept it that she was not up to scratch comparing to the other athletes, first it was the so called "Water Car" now this, God knows what is next...The country's athletes have won 10 Olympic medals over 64 years at the games but have not brought home a medal since the 1992 Barcelona Games. Wake up and smell the coffee....

You seems overly modest person...... The margin of defeat/degree of unability to qualify was way too big in all competitions......

Yeah...... and medals were showering on our nations earlier than this government?? Please check your records when was the last time Pakistan won any medal in Olympic?

I fail to see why we send Pakistani athletes who are far inferior and don't even clock near the olympic or world records. What point is it to send them without offering them the best training or even to the extent of scouting for the best in this 180 million plus population. Let's do our homework at home first.

What if the first 5 people are caught doping

Even if they did not win a medal, it does not undermine the amount of experience they gained. These very few athletes got a nation excited. According to your theory more than 75% of the nations should not compete in the Olympics. And do not waste your poor grammar to express the negativity. Learn to take things positively and express them in such a manner which help achieve success.

If we had electricity constantly for more than 14 hours a day than maybe or the facilities to train , especially because the our government does not want provide anything for us, but to learn the ethic of watching them fatten their pockets with money.

Couldn't have put it better myself. That is exactly what the problem is.....

Rabia don't worry @ least you made your country proud by beeing there, better luck next time train harder, if your country can train you some were here in Australia or any other western country, it will be better then you have no fear about your so called mullah's see you in 4years in Rio God bless take care

Then what are you doing what's stopping you from going to olympics and win a medal for Pakistan

Billions of Rupees wasted on these athletes and olymic associations uptill now... and even no single bronze medal they have brought to the country since 1992.Its just a summer excursion for them I think...!! This consistant poor perfomance depicting that Rio results won't be different from London.

No more comments regarding these issues, wish them better luck for next time because they tried their best efforts.

you eventually get to winning by keeping the positive attitude and continually improve. It is all about self improvement, winning is a bonus. Anyone who is good enough to be on the olympic (or any other starting line) is already better than millions and millions of people who are wasting their time. So give credit where its due and then encourage for further improvement. sincerely.

Salute to these boys & girls who raised Pak flag in Olympics, Our media has gone simply crazy, tomorrow if our media men and women have to compete with BBC and CNN where will they stand ???

Her Efforts , are much appreciated, at least she tried her best, unlike our Hockey team, everyone of them need to be booted out

You are saying that "Thanks to all the corruption in Pakistan, our talented atheletes are not brought forward to compete in international competitions", so what type of applaud they deserve ? if they enter by kickbacks , a courage for shamelessness?

In the era of national apathy ,her mere presence in that event was a source of pride for may like me...

INshallah Our Prayers are with every Participant! May allah help those who play fair. Pakistan's Determination after so much negativity going on in our country and still they are performing wearing the Green and white. Pakistan ZIndabad

Its not about winnning .. they participated and fame the name of PAKISTAn.. its enough.. :))

So what she was not able to qualify. Atleast she competed on wild card entry and did the nation proud. We dont even have decent tracks for these lot to practice stuff. Can the writer of this email run 100 yards ? honestly - I am proud of all the ones who participated.... made me proud as a pakistani...

She did not qualify but wen tthere on a wild card ...no big deal.If you have seen here race, she looked like a joke running among others. She was miles back and finished almost one minute after everyone else had finished.

The article includes that she is 35th from 45th humm from 193-194 Countries she was the top 35 in a game which is won on seconds! thats a STAR to me!, and for all those critics for the Gold Medal does any one even know any Gold Star winner to Guide the nation how its Won out of their extensive experience?

by becoming an active nation and having positive attitude. Every person young and old who takes up some sport will eventually contributes in developing a culture that will produce medal winners.

olympics is about competing and giving your best no body comes to see weather u wear head scarf or not,we muslims make great fuss about these things but our performance which really counts is pathetic

Rabia, in my previous comment I criticised the whole society, not YOU. You are great to have the courage to particpate in Olympics, one in millions. Aren't you? How many, out of 8 millions, women in Pakistan did it? Figure it out yourself. This time you smelled success from a few feet. the next time you can even taste it by being on the spot. Now you know what it is like. A GREAT EXPERIENCE.

Pakistan Olympics Committee, if it is really serious about improving the country's performance, should have a strategic review of its programs and devise a focused funding/training plan for those sports where Pakistan already has talent and could do better (i.e. niche specialization). Besides hockey, some examples are boxing, wrestling, volleyball, long distance running, weight lifting and shooting. With increased focus and funding to these sports (and selecting athletes based on meritocracy), the perforances will increase and I'm sure the Pakistani athletes will be able to bag a few medals in the coming olympics. This is what most smaller countries (with limited budgets) do and a lot of'em do pretty well in the olympics. Any other piece meal effort (i.e. inefficient use of resources) will only result in repeat disappointments in the years to come.

She was in London to represent Pakistan. Good enough for me. Better than over 170 million. Kudos and salute to her

Rabia is my Hero. She fought against all Odds and did what she did. She is opening the doors for the rest of the young Pakistani girls who dream but never get to pursue their dreams. Iqbal Theba, Principal FIGGINS from GLEE

Unless we accept that talent in Pakistan is hard to find because fewer people have the opportunity and required facilities for practice and improvement.Even there is dearth of talent hunters,who,if at all we find one, is not acceptable to vested interests.I wonder if we will ever be able to produce world beaters.

I second you

Is India corruption free? At least Anna Hazare does not think it is, neither do hundreds of thousands of people who follow him? Why is India winning the medals then if corruption is the hurdle in our chances of winning the medal? I hate to say this but I doubt if the competitors are selected on merit here in Pakistan. We are not really this untalented. We have done wonders in cricket, hockey, squash, boxing and weightlifting. Why cant we even win at least one bronze in any category?

Although I wholeheartedly support participation in Olympics, Pakistan's performance was dismal and embarrassing. Pakistani sports is only reflecting the state of the country, crippled, a failure, full of corruption and lacking morality and inspiration.

Sports that require physical strength we do not stand a chance. We should concentrate on rifle shooting, diving, badminton, table tennis etc.

shes just 20. we hope she improves to the level of international players!