ISLAMABAD, April 10: A six-member Pakistan Weightlifting Federation (PWF) team will be leaving for Japan on April 22 to participate in the 39th Asian Weightlifting Championships scheduled to be held at Kanazawa, Japan, from April 23.

The team for this Beijing Olympics qualifier comprises four weightlifters, namely, Umer Rasool Lone, Usman Amjad Rathore, Hassan Aslam and Rizwanullah Khan Lodhi and two officials — Reda Abdel Rehman El Botatty (coach) and Anjum Asif (manager). — PPI

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