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Karachi (Sports Reporter): Pakistan WAPDA clinched the Lakh Sahaita 54th National Athletics Championship with an overall tally of 27 gold medals, while Pakistan Navy finished second with nine golds and the Higher Education Commission (HEC) secured third place with eight gold medals.WAPDA dominated both the men’s and women’s competitions at the championship, held at the NED University tartan track under the supervision of the Athletics Federation of Pakistan and organised by the Sindh Athletics Association, with the support of Lakh Sahaita.Pakistan Navy finished second in the men’s category, followed by HEC, while HEC secured second place in the women’s standings, with Sindh finishing third and Pakistan Navy fourth.In the men’s events, WAPDA collected 17 gold, five silver and five bronze medals. Pakistan Navy took second place with five gold, six silver and four bronze medals, while HEC finished third with two gold, four silver and seven bronze medals.In the women’s category, WAPDA won 10 gold, 11 silver and six bronze medals. HEC finished second with six gold, seven silver and nine bronze medals and 260 points. Sindh secured third place with one gold, two silver and three bronze medals and 86 points, while Pakistan Navy finished fourth with four gold medals and 73 points.The final day produced a major highlight when WAPDA’s Maria Bibi established a new national record in the women’s 5,000 metres. She clocked 19 minutes and 2.00 seconds to win gold, breaking the previous record of 19:04.05 set by Olympian Rabia Ashiq in 2012.WAPDA’s Nazia Ehsan claimed silver in 19:49.50, while HEC’s Goonish Batool took bronze in 20:10.80.WAPDA sprinter Shajar Abbas added another gold medal to his tally by winning the men’s 200 metres in 20.75 seconds. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Attaullah finished second in 20.90 seconds, while HEC’s Haseeb Ahmed took bronze in 21.40 seconds.In the women’s 200 metres, HEC’s Khola Umar Khan won gold in 24.80 seconds. Sindh’s Iqra Riaz secured silver in 25.05 seconds, while WAPDA’s Malaika Shehzadi took bronze in 26.00 seconds.WAPDA’s Shahsawar won the men’s 800 metres in 1:52.01, ahead of Punjab’s Maqsood, who clocked 1:53.53. HEC’s Osama Hassan finished third in 1:54.47.In the women’s hammer throw, WAPDA’s Uzma Azam secured gold with a throw of 41.82 metres. HEC’s Maliha Saleem took silver with 35.59 metres, while teammate Khadija Mehreen won bronze with 35.36 metres.Pakistan Navy claimed gold in the men’s 4x100-metre relay, with Saifullah Amin, Muhammad Hamza, Abdullah and Ansar Abbas completing the race in 42.00 seconds. HEC finished second in 42.05 seconds, while Punjab took bronze in 43.28 seconds.WAPDA won the women’s 4x100-metre relay in 48.63 seconds through Aneeka, Malhan, Malaika and Faiqa. HEC claimed silver in 50.19 seconds, while Sindh secured bronze in 52.25 seconds.In the men’s triple jump, WAPDA’s Usman Zafar took gold with a leap of 15.39 metres. Pakistan Navy’s Ansar Abbas finished second with 15.29 metres, while Punjab’s Muhammad Irfan claimed bronze with 13.98 metres.WAPDA also dominated the men’s hammer throw, where Dawood won gold with 52.45 metres. Teammate Azhar Abbas took silver with 51.01 metres, while HEC’s Daniyal Haider secured bronze with 45.53 metres.In the women’s pole vault, WAPDA’s Amina cleared 2.85 metres to win gold. Teammate Sajida Bibi took silver with 2.70 metres, while HEC’s Madiha claimed bronze with 2.60 metres.Pakistan Navy’s Usman Ghani won the men’s high jump with a clearance of 1.96 metres. WAPDA’s Ali Ashraf finished second at 1.93 metres, while teammate Ahmed took bronze at the same height.WAPDA’s Sohail Amir won the men’s 5,000 metres in 15:16.20. Punjab’s Muhammad Zain took silver in 15:34.01, while Pakistan Navy’s Ali Hassan secured bronze in 15:45.30.The championship concluded with the men’s 4x400-metre relay. WAPDA’s Fawad Khan, Ikram, Shah Sarwar and Zawar Shah won gold in 3:15.90. Pakistan Navy’s Muhammad Hamza, Muhammad Waqas, Asfahan Yousuf and Saifullah Amin finished in 3:20.50, while Punjab recorded the same time through Usman Raza, Zargham, Sharjeel and Amir Amin. Both teams were awarded silver medals after recording identical times, and no bronze medal was awarded.Pakistan Navy’s Amtil Rehman was among the standout performers, winning four gold medals, while WAPDA’s Shajar Abbas also enjoyed an impressive championship, collecting three gold medals.

Abdul Jabbar FaisalISLAMABAD: A five-man contingent of national athletes on Wednesday left for China to take part in 12th Asian Indoor Athletic Championship-2026.According to president, Athletics Federation of Pakistan, Brig (Rtd), Wajahat Hussain the 12th Asian Indoor Athletic Championship-2026 will be held from February, 6 to 8, at Tianjin,China. The 5-member national team namely, Shajar Abbas (60metre),Tameen Khan (60 metre), Mohammad Naeem (60 metre Hurdles), Mohammad Akhtar (3000 metre),Sohail Amer (1500 metre) will compete in the international fixture.Chaudhry Asghar Ali Gill will act as Manager cum Coach with the team. Men and Woman players from 35 county are participating in 3-day Championship.

Islamabad(SBR): Pakistan’s Olympic javelin thrower, Arshad Nadeem, has once again brought pride to the nation by winning the gold medal at the ongoing Asian Athletics Championship 2025 in South Korea. His remarkable achievement is not only the result of his personal dedication and hard work, but also a testament to the continuous support, professional training, and world-class accommodation and nutrition provided by the Pakistan Sports Board (PSB)According to the PSB spokesperson, Arshad Nadeem has been undergoing regular training at PSB’s National Training Camp at the Lahore Coaching Centre since December 9, 2024, following his return from the Paris Olympics 2024, under the guidance of his coach Salman Iqbal Butt. On the special directives of Director General PSB Yasir Pirzada, a dedicated training hall was allocated and upgraded specifically for Arshad's weight and gym training to ensure he had access to international-standard facilities.The spokesperson further noted that Arshad Nadeem had also been training at the PSB Lahore Centre since 2019, where he was provided with top-tier residential, nutritional, and essential support facilities. These provisions are in line with PSB’s policy of enabling athletes to focus wholeheartedly on enhancing their performance.Importantly, Arshad is not the only beneficiary. Pakistan’s second top javelin athlete, Mohammad Yasir, has also been residing and training at the Lahore Centre. He has been provided equal facilities in terms of accommodation, training, and meals—highlighting PSB’s commitment to nurturing athletic potential across the board.The PSB spokesperson emphasized that under the leadership of DG PSB Yasir Pirzada, the Board remains fully committed to delivering international-standard support to national athletes so that Pakistan continues to shine on the global sports stage.

LAHORE (SBR) Punjab University students have set new records beside won gold, silver and bronze medals in the 52nd National Athletics Championship held in Multan.Punjab University students from various departments have participated in 52nd national athletics championships at Multan and clinched gold, silver and bronze medals in various competitions. A student from Punjab University College of Pharmacy Sammi ullah secured 2 bronze medal as well as made new HEC records in 800m with the timing of 1:53.10 while the 2nd record in 1500m with the timing of 3:55.5. PU’s Hailey College of Commerce Malaika Shehzadi secured 2 Gold medals in 400m race and 4x400m relay race.She also obtained 1silver in 4x100m relay, 1 bronze in 4x400m mixed relay race. PU Institute of Social & Cultural studies Nida Karim secured 1 gold medal in 4x400m relay race. PU VC Prof Dr Mohammad Ali congratulated the Director Sports Dr Mohammad Ali Klasra and students. 

Abdul Jabbar FaisalISLAMABAD: Rudn Enclave Housing Society (REHS) has become the main sponsor of the South Asian Athletics Federation (SAAF) Cross Country Race, which will be held on November 24, 2024 here at Fatima Jinnah Park F-9.REHS inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with SAAF officials at a local hotel in a colourful ceremony on Monday. Country Head of REHS, Malik Asad Abbass and Chairman Islamabad Athletics Association (IAA) and Head of Organizing Committee Brig (Retd) Sultan Satti signed on the documents. Director Land of Rudn Enclave Usman Qureshi was also present on this occasion. Ex-Chairman Joint Chiefs of Committee Lt. General Eshan-ul-Haq was the chief guest of the ceremony.Also, former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Raja Prevaiz Ashraf, Chairman SAAF, Major General (Retd) Mohammad Akram Shai, Managing Director Batulmal Raja Zamurd Khan, former squash world champion Qamar Zaman, Commonwealth Games gold medal winner weightlifter Nau Dastgeer, mountaineer Sajid Sadpare and other top officials and sports persons from twin cities Rawalpindi and Islamabad were present in the ceremony.Country Head REHS, Malik Asad Abbas said: “This is honour for us to sponsor an international sports event, which will be held first time in the history of Pakistan’s sports. Eight regional countries of South Asian including India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Maldives, Bhutan, Afghanistan and hosts Pakistan will participate in the international race. We will build a sports stadium in our Rudn Enclave and establish international standard facilities for the players. We will also prepare an international standard athletics track and for t his purpose federation will have to provide technical assistance. We will support the sports events in future too aim to bring up talented budding players.”

Sports Bulletin ReportParis (France): Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem won the gold medal in the final of Javelin Throw event at the ongoing Paris Olympics 2024 on Thursday.Arshad lauched a throw of 92.97-meter in his second attempt which was enough for him to secure gold medal. Pakistan's first Olympic medal winner since Barcelona 1992 ended the night with another gigantic 91.79m throw on his final attempt.Even Nadeem's last throw would've seen him break the Olympic record held by Andreas Thorkildsen of Denmark (90.57m in Beijing 2008) had it not been bettered by himself earlier in the final.This is the first-ever individual gold medal in Olympics for Pakistan, maiden n athletics and first gold in any discipline in the last 40 years.Pakistan won an Olympic medal after the gap of 32 years. The last time Pakistan won an medal was in 1992 when the national hockey team clinched bronze by defeating the Netherlands 4-3 at the Barcelona Olympics.Meanwhile, India's Neeraj Chopra, who was defending his gold, made a throw of 89.45 and bagged the silver medal. Grenada's Anderson Peters fetched the bronze medal with a throw of 88.54m.Neeraj Chopra fails to make it two gold medals in a row and despite the second-best throw of his career with 89.45m on his second attempt, it wasn't enough to beat Arshad Nadeem of Pakistan who crossed the 90m mark twice and set a massive Olympic record.The 26-year-old becomes the fifth two-time Olympic medallist from India after adding a silver to his Tokyo 2020 gold medal. Only Norman Pritchard, Sushil Kumar, PV Sindhu and Manu Bhaker have achieved the same with the latter claiming two bronze medals at Paris 2024 Olympics.Athletes' Best Throw at Javelin Throw Final1- Arshad Nadeem (Pakistan) — 92.97m2 - Neeraj Chopra (India) — 89.45m3- Anderson Peters (Grenada) - 88.544 - Jakub Vadlech (Czech Republic) - 88.505 - Julius Yego (Kenya) - 87.726- Julian Weber (Germany) - 87.407- Keshorn Walcott (Trinidad and Tobago) - 86.168 - Lassi Etelatalo (Finland) - 84.589 - Oliver Etelatalo (Finland) - 82.6810- Toni Keranen (Finland) - 80.9211 - Luiz Mauricio (Brazil) - 80.6712. Andrian Mardare (Moldova) - 80.10

Abdul Jabbar FaisalISLAMABAD: Ali Sher Bajwa lifted the bronze medal in the Discus Throw discipline of the Asian Masters Athletics Championship, which is going on in New Clark City, Capas, Tarlac, Philippines.According to an official of the Athletics Federation of Pakistan (AFP), Lt Col (Retd) Shah-Jehan Mir, Dr. Ali Sher Bajwa, a distinguished orthopedic surgeon based in the United Kingdom (UK), showcased exceptional skill and determination in the Discus Throw event, earning a prestigious bronze medal for Pakistan.The Asian Masters Athletics Championship serves as a prominent platform for master athletes from across the continent to exhibit their skills and compete at the highest level. Dr. Ali Sher Bajwa's bronze medal triumph not only highlights his exceptional talent and hard work but also underscores the crucial support provided by the country through the AFP.

LAHORE: Major General (Retd) Mohammad Akram Sahi has become the chairman of Athletics Federation of Pakistan (AFP) after enjoying a-four-year two tenures as the president of federation in the Elective General Council Meeting of AFP. Meeting was chaired by Mohammad Akram Sahi.According to a press release of AFP, the elections were held under the convenership of Brig Ghazanfar Ali (Retd), Chairman AFP Election Commission. The Meeting was attended by the affiliated units of AFP. The House unanimously elected the following Office Bearers for the next term of four years (2023-2027). Names of elected office bearers:Maj Gen (Retd) Mohammad Akram Sahi (Chairman), Nadeem Aftab Sindhu (President), Brig (Retd) Wajahat Hussain (Senior Vice President), Imdadullah Memon (Vice President), Qaiser Mehmood Khan (Vice President), Mehboob Dawood Vohra (Vice President), Saif ul Islam Afridi (Vice President), Nabeel Ahmad Rana (Vice President), Shahida Khanum (Vice President), Brig (Retd) Noureen Satti (Vice President-Women), Col (Retd) Shahjehan Mir (Secretary General), Shahina Ishtiaq (Treasurer), Husnain Syed (Joint Secretary), Nabeela Kamran (Joint Secretary-Woman), Asghar Ali Gill (Associate Secretary)Execute Members:Sqn Ldr Salman Choudary (PAF), Mumtaz Ul Haq (Islamabad AA), Azhar Samdani (Sindh AA), Rashid Mehmood Butt (Punjab AA), Syed Jamal Hussain (Punjab AA), Syed Zain Ul Abiden (AJK AA), Sikandar Mirza (GB AA), Seemi Rizvi (WAPDA), Salma Fiaz (KPK AA), Munazza Ayesha (Balochistan AA), Syeda Tahreem Jamal (PWAA), Humaira Mehmood Khan (PWAA)

Budapest, (Hungary): Pakistan’s star javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem has qualified for the Paris Olympics 2024 with a massive throw of 86.79 meters in his third attempt in the qualifying rounds of World Athletics Championships 2023 in Budapest on Friday.The feat also took him to the final of the javelin throw competition at the World Championships, to be held on Sunday. The 26-year-old, who is the Commonwealth Games gold medalist, finished at the top in Group B. Overall he ended second after India’s Neeraj Chopra, who launched his campaign with a monstrous 88.77m throw in Group A. The qualifying mark for the 2024 Paris Olympics was 85.50 meters. The qualifying window commenced on July 1. Arshad’s first attempt was not impressive as he began with a throw, measuring 70.63m. However, he was quite impressive with an 81.53m throw in his second effort.Nadeem shot to stardom when he finished fifth in the Tokyo Olympics. Last year, he ended fifth in the World Championship. But soon afterwards, he creathe history, when in the Commonwealth Games by claiming the gold medal with a huge throw of 90.18 meters at the Alexander Stadium, Birmingham (United Kingdom) that feat also saw him becoming the first South Asian to cross the 90 meters mark. (APP)

Sports Bulletin ReportKARACHI: To celebrate the 76th Independence Day of the Pakistan “Run for Pakistan” races took place on 14th August 2023 in three big cities including Karachi, Lahore, and Islamabad which saw an overwhelming response from both seasoned athletes and recreational runners. Participants were geared up in green and white, embodying the essence of the national flag. The event was not only a physical feat but was also an opportunity to connect with fellow runners internationally, fostering camaraderie and shared values.Sports in Pakistan proudly hosted a spectacular Run for Pakistan on Independence Day, bringing together passionate runners from near and far to celebrate the spirit of freedom and unity. The event, showcased the nation's resilience and determination while fostering a sense of patriotism among participants.In addition to the enthusiasm displayed by the runners, this year's Run for Pakistan drew a remarkable crowd of supporters, including families, friends, and local communities. Spectators lined the streets, waving flags and offering encouragement, creating an electrifying atmosphere charged with patriotic pride. The event united a diverse array of individuals, highlighting the harmonious strength that comes from standing together for a shared cause.Shoaib Nizami, CEO at Sports in Pakistan said:"We are thrilled to commemorate Independence Day with this extraordinary event. This event served as a celebration of our nation's freedom and the enduring human spirit. It was inspiring to witness participants from all walks of life coming together to honor the country we love. He further said that Run for Pakistan not only provided an opportunity for runners to test their physical capabilities, but it also played a significant role in benefiting the local community. A portion of the proceeds from the event will be donated to Special Olympics Pakistan, aiding their continuous efforts in making a positive impact within the area.’’Sports in Pakistan expresses its gratitude to all the volunteers, sponsors, and local authorities who contributed to the smooth execution of this grand event. Their dedication and support were instrumental in creating an unforgettable experience for participants and spectators alike.