KARACHI: Mahoor Shahzad and Haseeb Tariq, two Pakistani athletes, will compete in their respective Tokyo Olympics competitions on Tuesday. Pakistan’s top shuttler, Mahoor Shahzad, will play Kirsty Gilmour of the United Kingdom in her second badminton women’s singles group match. Mahoor is now ranked number 133 in the world, while her opponent is ranked number 26. On Saturday, she was defeated by Akane Yamaguchi of Japan in her first Olympic women’s single badminton match, losing 21-3 and 21-8. Mahoor’s match is scheduled to start at 10:00 am Pakistan time. The Pakistani shuttler is hopeful of a good show against the higher-ranked player. Swimmer Haseeb Tariq will jump in the pool during heat#2 of men’s 100m freestyle swimming. As many as 71 swimmers will be in action during nine heats aiming to berth for the semi-final. Haseeb will have to finish among the top 16 best with timing, regardless of heat number, to qualify for the semi-final which will take place on July 28. The top eight of the semi-finals will play the final for the medal on the 29th. The 25-year-old swimmer currently holds Pakistan’s national record of 100m freestyle with personal best timings of 53.34 seconds and he is aiming to better his own record during Tokyo Olympics. He will have to swim the 100m in not more than 48 seconds if he wants to qualify for the next stage. Pakistan’s female swimmer, Bisma Khan, will be in action on Friday for women’s 50m freestyle heats.