Pakistan to participate in 15th Asian Karate Championship

Pakistan to participate in 15th Asian Karate Championship
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Summary The seven-member team will leave for Jordan on Tuesday.

LAHORE (APP) - Pakistan Karate team will leave for Jordan on Tuesday to participate in the 15th Asian Karate Championship in Amman.

The seven-member team also has the services of Asian champion, Saadi Abbas, who will be displaying his talent in (-75 kg hout), said Pakistan Karate Federation Secretary Andleeb Sandhu on Monday.

The other members of the team are Naseer Ahmed (-67kg), Zafar Iqbal (-60kg), Muhammad Kashif (-55kg), Israr-ul-Haq (Individual Kata), Kusoom (-68kg) and Quratul-Ain (+68kg).

Shah Muhammad will be the coach of the team. National referee Naseem Qureshi will also accopmany the team to provide services as a referee. Saadi Abbas is hoping to be the Asian champion this time again.

PKF Chairman Muhammad Jahangir said: "Saadi is a brilliant player and I hope he will win the Asian Championship also, expecting excellent performance from the rest of the players."

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