LAHORE: A 40-member contingent will represent Pakistan in the sixth Asian Beach Games being held in Sanya, China from April 22 to 30, the Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) announced on Thursday.
According to the POA, the contingent comprises 27 athletes, six coaches and seven officials.
Pakistan will compete in athletics, handball, ju-jitsu, kabaddi, triathlon and wrestling events at the continental gala, the POA added.
Contingent:
Ju-jitsu: Shahzaib, Ambreen Tariq, Liaquat (players); Liaqat Ali (coach).
Athletics: Faiqa Riaz, Tameen Khan, Samiullah (athletes), Rafique Ahmed (coach).
Handball: Mudassar Shahzad, Kashif Ali, Asif Ali Sr, Asif Ali Jr, Imran Khan, Hazrat Hussain, Shahid Bashir, Muaaz Ali, Ahmad Hassan Baig, Mohammad Saim, (players); Azhar-ul-Haq (coach).
Kabaddi: Kashif Razzaq, Farhan Ali, Usman Ahmad, Mohammad Zohaib Niaz, Mohammad Jamshaid, Waqar Ali (players); Rahat Maqsood Ali, Badshah Gul (coaches).
Triathlon: Hamza Asif, Ayesha Waqas, Abdul (players); Abdul Ghaffar Gujar (coach).
Wrestling: Mohammad Abdullah, Mohammad Asadullah, Mohammad Inam, Mohammad Gulzar (athletes); Naveed Afzal (team official).
Published in Dawn, April 17th, 2026