Islamabad:Sajjad Shah lifted Azadi-e-Kashmir Tenpin Bowling Championship while Ahmer Saldera and Danyial Shah obtained 2nd and 3rd position at Leisure City Bowling Club, Jinnah Park, Rawalpindi. Ozair Adeel Khan was the chief guest at the concluding ceremony and gave away the prizes to players.
Rs. 5 lac was kept as cash award money in the Championship. President, Pakistan Tenpin Bowling Federation, Ijaz ur Rehman, Secretay General, Muhammad Hussain Chatha, Asian Boxing Champion, Usman Wazir, President, Sindh Tenpin Bowling Association, Aleem Agha and a large number of players and peoples were also present on the occasion. In the men singles event; Sajjad shah won the titles with 559 points while Ahmer Saldera got 2nd position with 515 points and Danyial Shah secured 3rd position with 511 points. Sajjad Shah Rs. 50,000/- received as Ist position Cash Award. Rs. 25,000/- was given to Ahmer Saldera as 2nd position and Rs.15,000/- to Danyial Shah as 3rd position award while Rs.10,000/- and Rs.5,000/- were given to Ali Suria and Ijaz ur Rehman as 4th and 5th position cash award respectively. In the men doubles event; Aleem and Ahmer bagged first position with 1176 points. Zafar and Faheem got 2nd position with 1139 points while Ijaz and Sakindar obtained 3rd position with 1072 points. In the Men team event; Ali Suria, Afzaal Akhtar, Danyial Shah and Sakindar got first position and Ahmer, Aleem Agha, Sajjad and Khawaja secured 2nd position while Faheem, Danyial, Zafar and Ijaz obtained 3rd position. Players from all over the country took-part in nine events categories of the Championship, including singles masters, doubles, deaf, team, women, inter university, inter school, amateur and media.
The Championship was played under the supervision of Pakistan Tenpin Bowling Federation and sponsored by DHA gujaranwala, Mounatin dew and Dixy pakistan.