LAHORE: While India will hold the 2027 U-23 South Asian Athletics Championship, Pakistan will host the region’s Cross-Country Athletics Championship in 2028.

According to a spokesman of the Athletics Federation of Pakistan, the said decisions were taken during a virtual meeting of the South Asian Athletics Federation, which was held via Zoom on Wednesday. Officials from Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan and the Maldives attended the meeting.

The meeting also hailed the services of chairman of the South Asian Athletics Federation retired Maj Gen Akram Sahi of Pakistan for promoting athletics in the region, said the AFP spokesman.

The AFP spokesman said that the performances of the Indian, Pakistani and Sri Lanka athletes in the Olympics and Asian events were also hailed in the meeting.

Published in Dawn, October 16th, 2026