LAHORE, June 15 Four players have been selected to represent the country in the Asian U-19 Badminton Championship after the completion of three-day trials on Monday.

The Asian event is being held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from July 12 to 19.

Ten top ranked U-19 players attended the trials from which Irfan Saeed, Awais Zahid, Azeem Sarwar and Taimur Arab were selected.

Adil Haseeb has been placed in the reserve's list. —Sports Reporter

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