PESHAWAR
Four players from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa managed to make it to the national badminton team that would represent the country in South Asian International Badminton Championship to be commencing from March 3, 2024 at Jinnah Sports Complex Islamabad.
The players comprising Abdul Haseeb Khan and Mohammad Ayan will represent the country in the U15 category while Qari Mohammad Umar and Fahad Ahmed will represent the country in the U17 category. These players will show their skills in the South Asian Championship to be played in Islamabad from March 3. Apart from Pakistan, teams from India, Sri Lanka, Iran, Maldives, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan will participate in the Championship.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Badminton Association President Zafar Ali, Secretary Muhammad Amjad Khan, Chairman Executive Sadaqat Shah, coaches Hayat Khan, Nadeem Khan, Malik Faraz, and Bushra Khan have congratulated the players.
It should be noted that under the supervision of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Badminton Association, these players are playing in the Directorate General Sports Badminton Academy, who have got the opportunity to come forward with the joint efforts of the coaches and the association and the support of the Directorate Sports.