Pakistani athletes are participating in eight out of 15 sports — badminton, basketball, cricket, football, volleyball, squash, tennis, and throwball. PHOTO COURTESY: JUBILEE GAMES FACEBOOK
The intra-community global sports event, which will culminate on July 29, is featuring 2,000 Ismaili athletes from more than 25 countries including Pakistan. The athletes will take part in 15 sports, which include badminton, squash, golf, chess, volleyball, and wrestling.
Pakistan's Diana hunts for glory in cricket -- and football
A total of 174 athletes are representing Pakistan at the 2016 Jubilee Games, with 80% of the contingent coming from the country’s northern areas, including Chitral and Gilgit-Baltistan.
Pakistani athletes are participating in eight out of 15 sports — badminton (men and women), basketball (men), cricket (men), football (men and women), volleyball (men and women), squash (men), tennis (men and women), and throwball (women).
Kashmiri Adeel Sahibzada found basketball bliss in Canada
July 23 marked the official opening of the games by honouring athletes and celebrating the diversity and unity of the Ismaili community.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 26th, 2016.
Like Sports on Facebook, follow @ETribuneSports on Twitter to stay informed and join in the conversation.
COMMENTS (1)
Comments are moderated and generally will be posted if they are on-topic and not abusive.
For more information, please see our Comments FAQ