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Pakistan to participate in World Juniors Kabaddi Championship 2023
Abdullah Asjad
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will participate in the Under-20 World Junior’s Asian Style Kabaddi Championship, which will be held from February 26 to March 6, 2023, in the Urmiah, Iran. Hosts will defend their title, as Pakistan had won a bronze medal in last edition.
According to an official of the Pakistan Kabaddi Federation (PKF), 18 teams will fight for the top honour during the 9-day international kabbadi showpiece, which will be played in Asian Style. Pakistan’s 16-man team will visit Iran to take part in said event.
Pakistan selected the squad after conducting the National Junior Kabbadi Championship at Pakistan Sports Complex in the very first week of January 2023. The camp is going on at Pakistan Sports Complex under the banner of PKF. Final team will be announced in January 2023.
Besides hosts Iran, Pakistan, India, Chinese Taipei, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Nepal, Iraq, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Syria, Kenya, Uganda, Germany, Estonia, and Azerbaijan will take part in the championship. Secretary PKF Mohammad Sarwar Rana has been nominated by the international kabbadi Federation (IKF) to perform the duties of the Director Technical during the 9-day international kabaddi tournament.
Kabaddi World Cup next year in Pakistan
SB Report
LAHORE: Pakistan Kabbadi Federation (PKF) announced on Saturday that Pakistan would hosts World Cup Kabbadi Tournament next year 2020 at Lahore while one match would be played at Kartarpura. It was decided in the Annual General Meeting (AGM), which was chaired by its president Chaudary Shafay Hussain.
In the meeting the annual report of PKF had presented, which was also approved. The representatives from Pakistan Army, Pakistan Air force (PAF), Pakistan Navy, Pakistan WAPDA, Pakistan Railway, Higher Education Commission (HEC) attended the proceeding. On this occasion Shafay said that Kabbadi was local and traditional sports of Pakistan and It should be promoted at all level.
Shafay Hussaian said, “Pakistani and Sikh community likes this game very much. So, that’s why we are planning to organize this game in Pakistan. He integrated that Pakistan is promoting this game not just in Asia but also in Europe too. In the session the budget for World Junior Kabbadi Tournament and South Asian Games had approved.
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