Cyclists leave for Norway today

Published September 16, 2017

ISLAMABAD: Two Pakistani cyclists leave for Norway on Saturday to participate in the World Cycling Championship scheduled to be held in the European country from Sept 17.

Talking to APP, Pakistan Cycling Federation (PCF) secretary Syed Azhar Ali Shah on Friday said the championship would continue till Sept 24.

“The cyclists to participate in the championship are Arslan Anjum and Awais Khan,” the official said. “Our cyclists are well prepared for the event and hopefully their rankings would improve.”

Contestants from across 108 countries will feature in the global championship.

Published in Dawn, September 16th, 2017

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