KARACHI: Sindh secured the first gold medal of the Lok Sahayata 54th National Athletics Championship 2026, with host province athlete Maha Noor Fatima winning the women’s 5,000-metre race walk.
Maha Noor Fatima completed the distance in 32 minutes and 40.32 seconds to claim the gold medal.
Pakistan WAPDA’s Amara Manzoor finished second to take silver, while Punjab’s Savera Swaim secured third place and the bronze medal.
In the men’s 20-kilometre race walk, Pakistan WAPDA’s Muhammad Waqar won the gold medal. Pakistan Navy’s Muhammad Younis Khan claimed silver, while WAPDA’s Muhammad Gulfam finished third for bronze.
The four-day championship’s opening ceremony is scheduled to be held on Thursday evening at NED University.