Shuttlers named for national event

Published March 14, 2007

KARACHI, March 13: The Karachi Badminton Association on Tuesday named a 19-member squad for participation in the 50th National Badminton Championships being held at Iqbal Park, Lahore, from March 16 to 24.

The junior event will run from March 16 to 18 followed by the senior from March 19 to 24.

Squad:

Men’s: Ahsan Qamar, Imran Mohib, Waseem Ismail, Imran Ali, Asad Sheikh, Dr Said, Umar Tayyab and Basharat.

Women’s: Mahrukh Essa, Munisha Kotia, Mehwish Zaman, Humaira Raees, Amna Khan and Faryal Shahzad.

Juniors: Zaran Ghazali, Ali Mehdi, Hasan Zaidi, Syed Kumail Abbas and Ali Nawaz.

Officials: Syed Jalaluddin (manager), Owais-ul-Hasan, Mrs Essa (assistant managers), Rifat Mohyuddin (coach).

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