Afghans dominate cycling event

Published December 26, 2016

KARACHI: Afghanistan’s Ahmad Merzaye on Sunday won the Lahore to Sahiwal International Open Road Cycle race, covering a distance of 160km in four hours, 41 minutes and 48 seconds. Ahmad also broke the record of 5:10:13.

Afghanistan’s Hanif Sharestani, Ali Asghar Jafary and Rohullah Nazari occupied the next three spots while Balochistan’s Abdul Wahid and Mohammad Ashfaq, representing Pakistan Railways, secured fifth and sixth spots, respectively.

Published in Dawn December 26th, 2016

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