Karachi
\nSindh\u2019s Mahnoor Fatima on Thursday was crowned champion of the women\u2019s 5,000 metres race walk event of the 54th National Athletics Championship which exploded into action at the NED University of Engineering and Technology on Thursday.
\nMahnoor clocked 32 minutes and 32.40 seconds time to take the women\u2019s 5000m race walk crown. WAPDA\u2019s Ammara Manawwar claimed silver, while Punjab\u2019s Sawera secured bronze.
\n\u201cIt is the first day of the National Athletics Championship, and I won a gold medal for Sindh in the 5000m race walk,\u201d Mahnoor said.
\n\u201cI would like to thank organisers for holding this event. I would also like to thank my coach Nadia, Shahbaz and Abdullah for their support and guidance,\u201d she added.
\nIn the men\u2019s 20km race walk, Waqas secured gold for WAPDA, with Navy\u2019s Muhammad Younis Khan taking silver. WAPDA\u2019s Muhammad Gulfam claimed bronze.
\nSindh Home Minister Zia Hussain Lanjar will inaugurate the championship on Thursday (today) at 5pm. The event is being held under the supervision of the Athletics Federation of Pakistan (AFP) and is being organised by the Sindh Athletics Association (SAA), with the support of Lok Sahaeta. A total of Rs9 million has been allocated as prize money for medal winners.
\nTeams from Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan Air Force, Navy, Railways, Police, four provinces Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Islamabad and Gilgit-Baltistan are taking part in the event.
\nOlympic gold medallist Arshad Nadeem, national 100 metre record holder Shajar Abbas and Sindh\u2019s international sprinter Moeed Baloch are among the athletes expected to attract attention during the competition.
\nKhadija Mahreen of the Higher Education Commission (HEC) won gold in the women\u2019s shot put at the 54th National Athletics Championship with a throw of 10.85 metres.
\nWAPDA\u2019s Samia Sehar claimed silver, while teammate Amina Ashiq took bronze in the event.
\nThe championship brings together athletes from across Pakistan to compete for national honours in track and field events.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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