Pakistan finish second as south asian judo chaimpionship concludes

ISLAMABAD: India topped the 9th South Asian Judo Championship by bagging 10 gold and two silver medals on Thursday here at Liaquat Gymnasium, Pakistan Sports Complex.
Pakistan came second with two gold medals, four silver and five bronze medals followed by Bangladesh with one gold, two silver and two bronze medals, Nepal with one gold, four silver and four bronze medals, Sri Lanka with two silver and two bronze medals and Afghanistan with 10 bronze medals.
At the closing ceremony Deputy Head of Public Affaisr, Japanese Embassy, Mayumi Tsubakimoto and Khyber Pukhtunkhawa Minister for Sports Syed Aqil Shah who were the chief guests at the occasion, distributed trophies and medals amongst the winners.
Results:
Male
Below 60 Kg: 1st Saroj Maharjan (Nepal); 2nd TGRN Jayawardana (Sri Lanka); 3rd Abdul Fahim Fazli (Afghanistan); 3rd MD Ramjan (Bangladesh).
Below 66Kg: 1st Harpreet Singh (India); 2nd Ramesh Magar (Nepal); 3rd RCN Daramawaradana (Sri Lanka); 3rd Rahmat Shah Mushkel (Afghanistan).
Below 73Kg: 1st Ram Asrey (India); 2nd Md Habibur Rahman (Bangladesh); 3rd Azmal Faizzada (Afghanistan); HMCJ Bandara (Sri Lanka).
Above 100Kg: 1st Jatindar Pal (India); 2nd MD Mamunur Rashid (Bangladesh); 3rd Rajan Joshi (Nepal); 3rd Muhammad Afzal (Pakistan).
Below 81Kg: Karamat Butt (Pakistan); 2nd Virender Singh (India); 3rd Syed Hussain Hussaini (Afghanistan); 3rd KHSK Hapuarachchi (Sri Lanka).
Below 100Kg: 1st Vikram Solanki (India); 2nd Pervez Khan (Pakistan); 3rd Asadullah Tajik (Afghanistan); 3rd FSK Wickramage (Sri Lanka).
Team Event: 1st Nepal; 2nd Bangladesh; 3rd Pakistan; 3rd Sri Lanka.
Female
Under-48kg: Naoren Santimala Chanu (India) first; D.G.C Wijerthne (Sri Lanka) second; Iraam (Pakistan) and Radha devi Rai (Nepal) third.
Under-57Kg: Aangon Anita Chanu (India) first; Ansa Bano (Pakistan) second; Habiba Bayat (Afghanistan) and Pramila Khadka (Nepal) third.
Under-70Kg: Chongtham Jina Devi (India); Fozia Mumtaz (Pakistan); R.D.C. Gunesekara (Sri Lanka) and Indirarai (Nepal) third.
Under-52 Kg:   Ningthoujam Gomit Channur (India) first; Sushila Adhikari (Nepal) second; Humaira Ashiq (Pakistan) and Hasiba Abdali (Afghanistan).
Under-63Kg: Garima Chaudhary (India) frist; Phupulhamu Khatri (Nepal) second; Fazilat Sardar (paksitan) and Fahima Razai (Afghnistan).
Female Team Event: Pakistan first; Nepal second; Afghanistan third.

India impress on first day of south asian judo championship

karachi pakistan could muster one gold medal courtesy of Karamat Butt while India dazzled with seven gold medals on the first day of the South Asian Judo Championship in Islamabad.

Butt grabbed the gold medal in the -81kg while Pervez Khan (-100kg), Naeem Butt (-90kg), Ansa Bano (-57kg) and Fauzia Mumtaz (-70kg) won silver medals and Hammad Afzal (+100kg) and Fazeelat Sardar (-63kg) won bronze medals.
India led the medals haul with seven golds and one silver while Bangladesh were behind Pakistan with one silver and one bronze followed by Afghanistan with five bronze medals and Sri Lanka and Nepal with four and three bronze medals respectively.
The medals were awarded by Director General Pakistan Sports Board Amir


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9th south asian judo championship from today

ISLAMABAD: Players from six countries would test their mettle in the ninth South Asian Judo Championship, scheduled to start from Tuesday at the Liaquat Gymnasium Sports Complex.
Shujaat Rana, the president of the Pakistan Judo Federation, said players from Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan would appear in the four-day event.

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South asian judo championship in pakistan next week

South Asian Judo Championship in Islamabad, May 9 to 14. —File photo courtesy Creative Commons

ISLAMABAD: While Pakistan faces indefinite delays to host mainstream sports like cricket and hockey, the country’s capital is set to host the South Asian Judo Championship next week.

The championship, scheduled to be held from May 9 to 14 will be hosted Pakistan Judo Federation (PJF) at Islamabad’s Liaquat Gymnasium.
Apart from the hosts, five other countries, including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Sri Lanka will be part of the championship.
The categories, divided by weight limits will be under-48, under-52, under-57, under-63, under-70 and under-100 kilograms for the female athletes. The male athletes, meanwhile, will compete in the following categories: under-60, under-66, under-73, under-81, under-90, under-100 and over-100 kilograms.
The federation wants to give its athletes international exposure through the six-nation and expects to gain points that will help them qualify for the London Olympics.
With the help of the International Judo Federation and Asian Judo Federation, Pakistan could develop young judo players and promote the game, a PJF official said