Judoka Malika Noor leads the Pakistani contingent to the Amman Asian Open, Junior and Cadet Open Cup 2025.
The Pakistan Judo team left for Amman on Saturday, August 16 from Islamabad via Karachi to Jordan to participate in the championships scheduled to be take place from August 17 to August 24.
"We are very excited for our juniors and cadet athletes to compete in this event," the Pakistan Judo Federation (PJF) Secretary Masood Ahmed told The Express Tribune.
First of all, our athlete Malika Noor is in the squad, she is very bright and was praised a lot by the International Judo Federation last year when she competed at the World Championship in 2024 in Dushanbe. She is participating in the Open tournament because she is 20 years old now and above the age bracket for juniors.
"In juniors, we have Muhammad Abbas, he will compete in the open competition and in the junior competition. Abbas has previously represented Pakistan in South Korea last year in Asian junior cadet.
"the rest of the three players are making their international debut. Like Noor Khan from Balochistan is very talented and we are hoping that he will impress.
"Then we have Faisal Shah and Ahmed and Adnan, they belong to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, they will compete in senior, junior and cadet."
Masood further added that the Amman Asian Open is an important international event will provide Pakistani judokas with the opportunity to showcase their talent and compete against some of the best athletes from across Asia.
The participation reflects Pakistan Judo Federation's continued efforts to promote the sport at international level and provide exposure to young athletes.
"We are focusing on grooming the junior players for the international events, we want to have a good pool of athletes who can win laurels for the country in the bigger events and for that we must provide the opportunities to them to hone their talent and test their skills. We are expecting good results from them.
"We are also requesting the Pakistan Sports Board to help us with the camps for these bright athletes for the future events."
COMMENTS
Comments are moderated and generally will be posted if they are on-topic and not abusive.
For more information, please see our Comments FAQ