Athletics

By Ijaz Ahmad PESHAWAR, President Athletic Federation of Pakistan (AFP) Maj. Gen. (Retd) Muhammad Akram Sahi termed Athletes Commission (AC) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) a step taken in the right direction. Talking to APP in exclusive chat, General Akram Sahi, who is also member of the World Value Commission of International Association of Athletic Federation (IAAF) and Executive ...

 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 ...

Pakistan’s javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem who had qualified for the finals, could not make an impressive mark as he finished eighth in the event. Nadeem had given Pakistan some hope, after Pakistani weightlifters Nooh Dastagir Butt and Taha Talib had bagged a bronze, along with Mohammad Bilal who gave Pakistan their third bronze of the tournament in the boxing event. ...

Gold Coast: Pakistan received news to cheer from the Commonwealth Games on Friday after Arshad Nadeem qualified for the finals of the javelin throw event with a national-record throw. Arshad’s throw in Group B qualifier was 80.45m, which is also a new national record by any Pakistani in men’s javelin throw competition. He improved his previous record which was 78.33m. ...

GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA: Indian athletes Rakesh Babu and Irfan Kolothum Thodi are being sent home from the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games after a needle was found in a cup in their bedroom at the Athletes’ Village, the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) said on Friday. Triple jumper Babu, race walker Thodi and three Indian team officials had appeared before a CGF ...

Riyadh- Rain-soaked Riyadh hosted its first international half-marathon on Saturday with a top prize of one million riyals ($267,000), as the conservative kingdom seeks to boost sports and entertainment in a far-reaching liberalisation drive. Hundreds of male runners raced in three categories – 21, eight and four kilometres – in a contest that started and ended at the city’s King ...

Trials of 60 meter, 400 meter, long jump, triple jump and 1000 meter race would be conducted. ISLAMABAD:Athletics Federation of Pakistan is conducting open trials on Wednesday at Jinnah Stadium, Pakistan Sports Complex Islamabad to select athletes for upcoming international events. It will conduct trials in the events of 60 meter, 400 meter, long jump, triple jump and one thousand ...

LAHORE:The 41st HEC inter-university women athletics championship, hosted by Punjab University, has begun at Wapda Sports Complex here on Sunday. As many as 17 teams from all over Pakistan are participating in the event. In the inaugural ceremony xx1toto, PU Director Sports Dr Zafar Iqbal Butt, deputy directors sports Mr Zubair Butt and Ms Tahira, officials, managers and a large ...