Karachi hoarding medals in Sindh Games

KARACHI:

Karachi look set to bag the Mohenjo-Daro trophy as the region dominated the second day of the 13th Sindh Games with 19 gold medals, while Sukkur came in second with 5 and Hyderabad secured third position with 4 gold medals.

Karachi’s Almas Ibrahim won the 3000 metres race and her teammates Umema and Nazma Azhar secured first place in High Jump and Discus competitions, leaving the men to take the 400 metre relay race. Meanwhile, Sukkur emerged as the champion in the traditional sports of Kodi Kodi and Wanjwatti.

Published in the Express Tribune, June 16^th, 2010.