National Judo team left for Nepal to participate in Judo Championship
11-member Pakistan Judo team departed for Nepal to feature in the South Asian Senior Judo Championship from 21st to 23rd April.
Pakistan Judo Federation (PJF) Director Media and Vice-president Masood Ahmed announced that six male and five female judokas will participate in the event. Abid Majeed will accompany the team as team manager along with Talib Hussain who nominated as coach and Syed Qamar Shakeel Bukhari will be the referee.
Male judokas includes Shah Hussain Shah, Qaiser Khan, Mudassir Ali, Muhammad Abbas, Babar Hussain and Nadeem Akram while female judokas comprise of Humaira Ashiq, Marriyum, Shumalya Gul, Asma Bano and Beenish Khan.
The tournament will feature competition in U-60 kg, U-66 kg, U-73 kg, U-81 kg, U-90 kg, U-100 kg and above 100 kg in men’s weight category, while the women’s section features competition in U-48 kg, U-52 kg, U-57 kg, U-63 kg, U-70 kg, U-78 kg and above 78 kg. Every game will be of four minutes each according to the international rule.
A total of 102 players will be fighting for seven golds, seven silvers and 14 bronzes in men’s and women’s individual categories each, while they will be contesting for one gold, one silver and two bronzes in the men’s and women’s team events each.
Six teams are taking part in the championship including Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and Pakistan. Bhutan team will be participating in the championship for the first time and it is the first time also that Afghanistan is not taking part in the event.
