174 Pakistanis playing in Jubilee Games

Ongoing event in Dubai features 2,000 athletes from Ismaili community


Sana Lokhandwala July 26, 2016
Pakistani athletes are participating in eight out of 15 sports — badminton, basketball, cricket, football, volleyball, squash, tennis, and throwball. PHOTO COURTESY: JUBILEE GAMES FACEBOOK

KARACHI: The ongoing 2016 Jubilee Games have gathered the Ismaili community from all over the world in Dubai to celebrate the tradition of excellence in sports and diversity and unity of the community.

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.

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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).

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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.

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COMMENTS (2)

Ayesha mumtaz | 2 years ago | Reply Dear mam Sir I am U23 player of volley ball and selected in national pak team whose tour is this year 2022 is going to sri-linka i wana partcipate in upcoming jubliee games and olympics 2024 in france kindly send me the whole procedure via Email what is the criteria or elgiblity toi participate invidullay i am dispertley want to particpate na want represent my country . ia m very thank full to you regards Ayesha mumtaz Ayeshamumtaz765@gmail.com student of UMT yet
Behzad Kanchwalla | 8 years ago | Reply Good Luck to all the athletes
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