KARACHI, Oct 24: Faculties lifted the Karachi University Inter-collegiate athletics championship while Tariq Ali Gujar of the same institution was declared the best athlete of the two-day meet which ended Thursday.

With 128 points Faculties edged out Government Commerce College who garnered 81 points. Government Islamia Science College finished in third place with 39 points.

There was a three-way for the best athlete with Tariq, M.Imran and M.Abbas both of Government Commerce College secured 19 points but the award went to the former due to his record-breaking feat in high jump.

Tariq created a new high jump record as he cleared 1.84 metres bettering the long-standing mark of 1.82 metres established by NED College’s Noor-ul-Hasan in 1975.

Results:

400m: Muhammad Abbas (Govt Commerce College) 55.87 secs; Imran (Faculties) 59.50 secs; Muhammada Faisal (Govt Commerce College) 1.01.69 secs

1500m: Imran (Faculties) 5.11.94 secs; Shafeeq Ahmed Narki (Govt Commerce College) 5.31.78 secs; Iftikhar Alam (Faculties) 6.23.9 secs) 110m hurdles: Nabeel Javed (Govt Commerce Collge) 17.40 secs; Tariq Ali Gugar (Faculties) 17.47 secs; Arsalan (Faculties) 22.9 secs

Discus: Aqeel (Faculties) 37.72 meters; Jalal (Faculties) 19.61m; Murtaza (Govt Islamia Science College) 19.55m

High Jump: Tariq Ali Gujar (Faculties) 1.84m; Mushtaque Niazi (Faculties) 1.41m; Nawaz Ashraf (Govt Islamia Science College) 1.42m

Triple Jump: Tariq Ali Gujar (Faculties) 12.12m; M.Mushtaq (Faculties) 10.88m; Nawaz Ashraf (Govt Islamia Science College) 10.10m

4x100m relay: Faculties (50.94secs) - Asif, Arsalan, Mushtaq, Tariq Ali Gujar; Govt Commerce College 51.80secs — Nabeel, Imran, Abbas, Faisal; Govt Islamia Science College 52.40 secs — Nawaz, Murtaza, Ammad, Amir