Marksmen to train in Germany

Published July 1, 2008

ISLAMABAD Seven members of the Pakistan Shooting Team comprising Siddique Umer, Muhammad Mushtaq, Dawood Jan, Atlia Naz, Nadia Saeed, Urooj Fatima and Lt.Col. Iftikhar Hussain Shah, Manager-cum-Coach will leave for two months training in ISSF Shooting Academy, Weisbaden, Germany on Monday.

Siddique Umer is included in the Pakistan Contingent which will participate in the 29th Olympic Games being held from 8-24th August 2008 at Beijing (China). This training tour is being sponsored by Pakistan Sports Trust.

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