{"id":10242,"date":"2014-12-29T12:20:41","date_gmt":"2014-12-29T12:20:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tat.reddaisytrading.co.uk\/index.php\/2014\/12\/29\/amir-khan-opening-academy\/"},"modified":"2016-01-07T17:16:07","modified_gmt":"2016-01-07T17:16:07","slug":"amir-khan-opening-academy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/2014\/12\/29\/amir-khan-opening-academy\/","title":{"rendered":"Amir Khan Opening Academy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"content\">\n<h3>Sportsman Intends to Build Boxing Academy in Pakistan <\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"467\" vspace=\"10\" hspace=\"3\" height=\"184\" border=\"1\" align=\"middle\" src=\"http:\/\/theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Amiracadmemy-467x184.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nThe former Olympic silver medallist has announced plans to open a boxing academy in the city of Lahore, Pakistan. As he was visiting the Data Darbar Shrine where he laid a floral wreath and offered prayers for the victims, Khan advised the government to eradicate terrorism by promoting education and sports amongst Pakistani youths. <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\u201cThere is so much boxing talent in Pakistan,\u201d he told reporters.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\u201cI have a desire to build a boxing academy here to discover this talent and impart training of international standards.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\u201cThe plan is to build a boxing academy so that we can create a lasting impact for youngsters in the region.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nThe 28-year-old claimed he had gone to Pakistan to show the world that it was a peaceful rather than dangerous land. He also wished to visit families of the victims of the Peshawar attack. <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\u201cPakistan is a safe and peaceful country&#8230; We all should be good Muslims,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\u201cWhat took place in Peshawar is absolutely horrific and sickening.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\u201cAfter recently becoming a father myself, I can&#8217;t imagine how the families of these innocent children are feeling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nKhan met with Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif to discuss ways to promote sport in the area, he expressed pleasure in the enthusiasm displayed by Sharif. \u201cAmir Khan has earned a lot of fame and respect in the field of boxing. Promoting sports in the country is key to fighting terrorism that has engulfed Pakistan,\u201d Shahbaz said&#13;\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sportsman Intends to Build Boxing Academy in Pakistan &#13; The former Olympic silver medallist has announced plans to open a boxing academy in the city of Lahore, Pakistan. As he was visiting the Data Darbar Shrine where he laid a floral wreath and offered prayers for the victims, Khan advised the government to eradicate terrorism [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11753,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10242","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10242","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10242"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10242\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11753"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10242"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10242"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10242"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}