Ali, Aimen shine at U-20 athletic championship
 

KARACHI: All Karachi Athletic U-20 Championship received overwhelming response as 15 schools, colleges and clubs participated in the event held in memory of Khawaja Kaleem Ghani, here on Saturday.

The championship was organized by Sindh Track and Field Club in collaboration with Pakistan Sports Board at the National Coaching Center’s tartan track in Karachi.

The team from Sindh Track and Field club picked up the winner’s trophy in both men and women categories. Pakistan Steel Cadet College and DA College picked up the runners up prize in men and women category respectively.

Ali Shan Zulifiqar and Aimen Pardesi shone in the 100m and 200m sprint. In addition to winning the best sprinter cash prize they both collected the best athlete cash prize. Sehrish Qayum claimed the Khawaja Kaleem Ghani memorial award for best middle distance runner by winning the gold in the 400m and 800m sprint. Pakistan Steel Cadet College Ahmed Shah won the men’s best middle distance award by winning the 800m sprint in 2 min 18.64 seconds.

The championship witnessed great displays of competitive spirits throughout the day. The key features of the competition were combined cash prizes and awards of Rs. 50,000 distributed across winning athletes in 14 events.


The meet was graced by the presence of Sir Taleb of Athletic Fitness School, Senator Dr. Kareem Khawaja and Mr. Zahid Rizvi of Sindh Athletic Association. The participants recounted the contributions made by Khawaja Kaleem Ghani to athletics in an era where Pakistan had limited facilities.

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