Cycling: Tour of Himalayas postponed
The three-day race will see the participation of 44 international cyclists from 11 countries.
PESHAWAR:
The Tour of Himalayas International Mountain Bike Championship, which was due to start yesterday, was postponed owing to the public holiday on Friday.
While a new date is yet to be announced, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Sports Syed Aqil Shah said the event was called off to ‘express solidarity with Muslims’. The three-day race will see the participation of 44 international cyclists from 11 countries and two teams from Pakistan.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 22nd, 2012.
The Tour of Himalayas International Mountain Bike Championship, which was due to start yesterday, was postponed owing to the public holiday on Friday.
While a new date is yet to be announced, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Sports Syed Aqil Shah said the event was called off to ‘express solidarity with Muslims’. The three-day race will see the participation of 44 international cyclists from 11 countries and two teams from Pakistan.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 22nd, 2012.