Tariq and Abbas voted best athletes

Published October 25, 2003

KARACHI, Oct 24: Faculties’ Tariq Ali Gujar and Muhammad Abbas of Government Commerce College were declared joint best athletes of the two-day Karachi University Inter-collegiate athletic (boys) championship, according to a press release issued by the Directorate of Physical Education, University of Karachi, on Friday.

Tariq and Abbas both covered themselves with winning three events each. The former was successful in 400m, 800m and 400m hurdles while Gujra proved too good for his rivals in high jump, triple jump and 100m hurdles.

But the fastest athletes title went to Pakistan Marine Academy’s Azeem-ul-Ghani who clocked 11.80 seconds in the 100metre sprint.

Pakistan Marine Academy with 120 points won the team title ahead of Faculties who garnered 106 points. Government Commerce College No.1 finished a distant third having collected 40 points.

Results

100m: Azeem-ul-Ghani 11.80sec; Noman Qureshi; Shehryar Khan

200m: Aziz-ul-Ghani 25.30sec; M.Faisal, Noman Qureishi

400m: M.Abbas Khan 54.09 secs; M.Aziz; Abdul Salam

800m: M. Abbas Khan 2.33.7 secs; Imran Anjum, M.Attiayab

1500m: Imran Anjum 4.47.25sec; Shahid; M.Attiyab

5000m: Shahid 19.56.63sec; Imran Shahzad; Imran Anjum

LONG JUMP: Noman Qureishi (5.54metres); Azeem-ul-Ghani, M.Noman

SHOT PUT: Tahir 8.93metres; Jalal Uddin, Rao Aftab Hussain

JAVELIN THROW: Sultan Alam 38.60metres; M.Faisal, Noman

DISCUS THROW: Jalal Uddin 20.09minutes; Abdul Wali, Saeed Ullah

HIGH JUMP: Tariq Ali Gujar 1.83metres; Imran Shahzad; Wajid Ali

TRIPLE JUMP: Tariq Ali Gujar 12.05metres; Aziz-ul-Ghani; Abdul Salam

110m HURDLES: Tariq Ali Gujar 18.30secs; Aziz-ul-Ghani; Abdul Salam

400m HURDLES: M.Abbas 1.08.30secs; Nawaz; M. Faisal

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