ISLAMABAD: The Divisional National Basketball Championship Grade B will be held here at the Hamidi Hall of Pakistan Sports Complex from Feb 26 to March 2.

According to Federal Basketball Association Islamabad general secretary Dr Ouj E. Zahoor, teams from Islamabad, Karachi, Rawalpindi, Kohat, Mardan, Mirpurkhas, Dera Ismail Khan and Sargodha Division will participate in the event being organised by the Federal Basketball Association.

The draws of the event will be held on Feb 16 in Lahore.

Meanwhile, Dr Ouj said the three-day trials to select Islamabad’s team for the said championship commence from Tuesday at G-5, Embassy Ground.

Published in Dawn, February 12th, 2019

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