397 member Contingent to represent Pakistan in Asian Games
Pakistan contingent of 397 athletes and officials will represent the country in the Asian Games being held from 18th August to 2nd September in Jakarta-Palembang, Indonesia.
Pakistan contingent of 397 athletes and officials will represent the country in the Asian Games being held from 18th August to 2nd September in Jakarta-Palembang, Indonesia.Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) announced after a meeting to finalise the contingent here at the Olympic House.
Pakistan will compete in the following 36 sports, including eight which are not affiliated with the POA, including archery, athletics, badminton, baseball, basketball (3x3), boxing, bridge, equestrian, fencing, football, golf, Gymnastics, Handball, Hockey, Ju-Jitsu, kabaddi, karate, kurash, paragliding, pencak silat, rowing, rugby, sailing, sepaktakraw, shooting, soft tennis, sport climbing, squash, swimming, table tennis, taekwondo, tennis, volleyball, weightlifting, wrestling, wushu.
The eight sports — fencing, bridge, kurash, paragliding, pencak silat, sepaktakraw, soft tennis and sport climbing which are not affiliated with the POA will meet their own expenses at the Games.
The strength of Pakistan Contingent is:
- Athletes (Men) PSB sponsored,181, self sponsored 69 total (250)
- Athletes (Female) PSB sponsored, 34, self sponsored, 14, total (48)
- Officials (men and women ) PSB sonsored 85, self sponsored 14, total (99).
The Training camps of the government sponsored sports will commence from June 20 at Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi Centres. The Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) will bear the expense of 300 men and women athletes and officials while 97 athletes and officials will bear their own expenses.
