National games: Cycling, Badminton excluded

KARACHI: The Pakistan Olympics Association (POA) has finalised the schedule for the National Games which will be held in Lahore from October 16 to 22. Apart from Lahore, Multan and Faisalabad will also hosts some events at the week-long Games. “There will be a total of 28 events at the event,” a POA official told The Express Tribune.  “Women athletes will participate in 15 competitions out of the total number.” Meanwhile, the official added that due to pending legal cases, disciplines of basketball, judo, cycling and badminton have been excluded from the event.

Published in The Express Tribune, August 27^th, 2012.