Olympian Sadaf Siddique grabs bronze medal at World Fitness Challenge and Bodybuilding Championship

Hawaldar Maqbool Ahmed and Inamullah also took bronze medals in masters and seniors event, respectively

LAHORE:

Pakistan won three bronze medals in the World Fitness Challenge and Bodybuilding Championship held in the city of Khobar, Saudi Arabia.

Pakistan Army Olympian athlete Sadaf Siddiqui, who ran in the 100m sprint at 2008 Summer Games, showed her prowess at the event by taking a bronze medal in the masters category.

Hawaldar Maqbool Ahmed took the medal in individual masters event, and Inamullah won the medal in the seniors category.

All three athletes belong to the Pakistan Army.

Around 57 countries participated in the men's event of the World Fitness Championship and 18 countries participated in the women's event.

Sadaf Siddiqui said that after representing Pakistan in athletics, now it is a great joy for her to win a bronze medal in the World Fitness Challenge and Bodybuilding Championship.

She added, "With hard work and passion, success can be achieved at any age and in any sport. The same message is for women athletes that they should not give up, with continuous hard work, a name can be earned in any field."