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Islamabadb:-Athletics Federation of Pakistan (AFP) has announced 12- members national team to participate in the South Asian Junior Athletics Championship which will be started from May 5 at Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Islamabad by Nawaz Gohar
President, Athletics Federation of Pakistan (AFP), Major General(R), Muhammad Akram Sahi told that AFP appointed Chaudhry Iqbal Akhtar as Group Leader while Qazi Tanveer and Semi Rizvi will be as Coaches with team.
The names of 12-members team including 8 men and 4 women.
Men players; Muhammad Wasim, Muhammad Hamza, Hassan Raza, Muhammad Shahzad, Younis Waqar,
Moeed Baloch, Abdul Razaq and Ghulam Mohiuddin while
Tahreem, Esha, Saqa and Noorul Ameen will represent women team.
He said that the selected team will take part in the South Asian Junior Athletics Championship which which will start
from May 5 at Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Eight countries will participate in the event including Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Afghanistan, Bhutan and Nepal.
Akram Sahi said that
Pakistan men team will take part in six (100 metres, 200 metres, 400 metres race, 4X400 Relay, 4X400 Relay race and disk throw) competitions while women in three (100 metres, 200 metres race and 4X400 Relay race) events.
He further said that the training camp for the preparation of South Asian Junior Athletics Championship is under way, under the supervision of National Head Coach, Muhammad Asghar Gill, at Jinnah Stadium, here from two months . Three other coaches icluding Rana Sajjad, Bushra Perveen and Semi Razvi, are also giving training to the men and women players. The team will fly on May 4 to Sri Lanka. The championship will continue for two days.