Shah Hussain reaches Judo Grand Slam quarterfinals.

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan judoka Shah Hussain Shah has made the country proud by reaching the quarterfinals of the Judo Grand Slam in UAE. While talking to The Nation, Pakistan Judo Federation (PJF) President Col (R) Junaid Alam said: 'In pursuance of his Olympic qualifying period, Shah is participating in very important Judo Grand Slam in UAE. He got bye in the first round before winning with wazari against Savytskiy Anton of Ukraine in the second round. In the pre-quarterfinals, Shah played aggressively against Khurramov Mukhammad Karim of Uzbekistan and made him disqualified. Not a single penny has been released so far by the Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) despite verbal consent by IPC Minister and PSB DG. Shah's all Olympic ranking competitions are sponsored by PJF.'...

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