INF decides venues for major events

Published August 5, 2015
SYDNEY: PNF secretary general Mudassar Arain is seen with the delegates of other countries at the INF Congress.
SYDNEY: PNF secretary general Mudassar Arain is seen with the delegates of other countries at the INF Congress.

SYDNEY: The Congress of the International Netball Federation (INF), being held at the Sydney Olympic Park, took some important decisions regarding the venues and dates of international events here on Monday.

It was decided that the World University Netball Championship will be held at Miami, US this year in November while the Fast 5 Netball 2016 will be staged in New Zealand.

Besides, the INF Congress also allocated the World Youth Netball Championship 2017 to Botswana while England will host the World Netball Championship in 2019.

Mudassar Arain, secretary general of the Pakistan Netball Federation and SOA, is representing the country at the Congress.

He presented a detailed report of the netball activities that have been held in Pakistan over the past few years which was greatly appreciated by the INF president Molley Rhone.

Published in Dawn, August 5th, 2015

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