More than 500 athletes, male and female, will participate in the 48th National Athletic Championship, scheduled to be held at National Coaching Center in Karachi from April 7-9, it was learnt by PPI on Thursday. Pakistan Athletic Federation (PAF) in its meeting has allotted the 48th National Athletic Championship to Sindh Athletic Association (SAA) to organize the event in Sindh province this year.
President Sindh Athletic Association (SAA) Zahid Rizvi informed that preparation for the event in a befitting manner has been started at Karachi's national coaching center. The participating teams are Army, PAF, Navy, WAPDA, Railways, HEC, Islamabad, Punjab, Sindh, KP, Balochistan, AJK and Gilgit-Baltistan. Rizvi said that an electronic timer would also be installed near the tartan track, and that Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) has sent a technical official to install the timer and maintain the tartan track for the event.
Pakistan Athletic Federation (PAF) wanted to organize the National Athletics Championship in Karachi, thus they send technical experts to maintain the condition of the track and other facilities necessary for the national athletic championship.
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