Sports Bulletin Report
KARACHI: Pakistan Army have won 9th National Archery Championship with four gold medals while WAPDA won one gold medal to maintain second place at MC Sports Complex Karachi. Sindh created a new history by winning the bronze medal in the men’s team event.
Secretary of Pakistan Archery Federation Zulfiqar Butt, Chairman of Sindh Archery Association Imtiaz Shaikh, Secretary of Sindh Archery Association and Organizing Secretary of the event Syed Ijaz Ali, Secretary of Sindh Olympic Association Ahmed Ali Rajput, Khalid Rahmani, Abdul Hameed, Majda Hameed and others were also present.
In the mixed team event, Pakistan Army won gold, WAPDA won silver and Pakistan Police won bronze. Sindh won the bronze medal while in the women’s team event, Pakistan Army won gold, WAPDA won silver and Punjab won bronze medals.
In the finals, Idris Majeed of Pakistan Army won the gold medal by defeating Isra Ral Haq of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Mohammad Nadeem of Army won the bronze medal. WAPDA's Nighat Naheed beat Pakistan Army's Umm Kulsoom in women's individual head-to-head competitions.
Umm Kulsoom also set a new national record in Pakistan Archery. She set a new record with a score of 584, while her previous record was 577. Idris Majeed in men and Umm Kulsoom of Pakistan Army were declared the best archers in women.
