Pakistani athletes shines with 18 Gold medals at 13th South Asian Games

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ISLAMABAD, Dec 06 (APP): Pakistani athletes continued their impressive show at the 13th South Asian Games 2019, currently underway in Kathmandu Nepal, at sixth day green team won 18 gold medals, 23 silver and 28 bronze.

In Athletics, 400m/Hurdles women event, Najma Parveen raised the National Flag by clinching Gold medal by clocking the distance in 1:73 seconds. Meanwhile Mehboob Ali also won men event by clear the distance in 50:71seconds.
Men team consisted of Muhammad Naeem, Muhammad Shahbaz, Samiullah and Uzair Rehman got bronze in 4x100mtr Relay competition while Women team including Najma Parveen, Aneela Gulzar, Sahib-e-Isra and Esha Imran also grabbed bronze in 4x100mtr Relay competition.
Pakistan Shooting team comprising Kishmala, Anna Ibtisam and Mehwish won silver medal in team cat of Air Pistol Women 10 mtr event.

 

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