ISLAMABAD: Two female shooters from Pakistan will participate in the 10th Asian Air Gun Championship being staged in Wako, Japan from Dec 6 to 12.

According to the Pakistan Sports Board (PSB), Nubaira Babar and Aqsa Ghufran will represent the country in the event while Ghazanfar Abbas will accompanying them as coach.

The National Rifle Association of Japan had invited all Asian Shooting Confederation (ASC) member federations to the competition, after which the National Rifle Association of Pakistan (NRAP) decided to participate in the event, the PSB added.

Published in Dawn, October 17th, 2017

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