National Youth, Junior Athletics Championship starts tomorrow
A Two days National Youth and Junior Athletics Championship will commence tomorrow at Jinnah Stadium of the Pakistan Sports Complex, Islamabad. The Athletics Championships will held under the supervision of Athletics Federation of Pakistan (AFP).
According to AFP President Maj. Gen (R) Muhammad Akram Sahi, all arrangements of the championship have been finalized.
“More than 300 athletes (Men & Women) will participate in the events. Teams from different departments and regions will participate in the games.
Teams are:
- Pakistan Army
- Pakistan Air Force (PAF)
- Pakistan Navy
- Wapda
- Pakistan Railways
- Higher Education Commission (HEC)
- Punjab
- Sindh
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Baluchistan
- Islamabad
- Azad Kashmir
- FATA
- Gilgit-Baltistan
Athletes will compete in following events
- 18 events of Junior Men
- 14 events of Junior Women
- 16 events of Youth Men
- 14 events of Youth Women
The athletes aged 16, 17, 18 and 19 years (born in 1998, 1999, 2000 & 2001) and athletes aged 16 or 17 years (born in 2001 or 2002) will participate in the competition,
