Karachi: WAPDA took the lead on the opening day of the 54th National Athletics Championship with five gold medals, while Shajar Abbas and Faiqa Riaz emerged as Pakistan’s fastest man and woman after winning the 100-metre races.
The championship is being held at NED University in Karachi. WAPDA’s Shajar Abbas won the men’s 100-metre race in 10.20 seconds, while Faiqa Riaz claimed the women’s title in 11.60 seconds.
Sindh’s Mahnoor Fatima won gold in the women’s 5,000-metre race walk, while WAPDA’s Muhammad Waqas secured first place in the men’s 20,000-metre race walk.
In women’s shot put, HEC’s Khadija Mehreen won the gold medal. WAPDA also secured victories in the women’s 1,500-metre race through Nazia Ehsan and the men’s 1,500-metre race through Sohail Amir.
The championship was inaugurated by Provincial Minister Saeed Ghani, while Olympic gold medallist Arshad Nadeem lit the championship torch.