PESHAWAR
Osama of Punjab University Muhammad Osama bagged three gold medal in 800m, 1500m and 3000m while Faraz Khan of University of Central Punjab created new long jump record on the second day of the ongoing All Pakistan Inter-University Men Athletic Championship being played here at Hostel No. 2 ground, inside University of Peshawar Campus on Sunday.
Vice Chancellor University of Peshawar Professor Dr. Muhammad Idrees was the chief guest along with Member Monitoring Cell HEC Khadam Ali Khan, Rana Amajd Iqbal and Ahmad Khan Haral gave away medals and cash prizes.
Muhammad Osama, the promising athlete won three gold medals with his stunning performance in the 800m, 1500m and 3000m. “I will have another event as well and could try to get more medals, “ Osama told APP. “I have my good training as a long runner and I am confident to win the 5000m gold medal as well,” he said.
Other promising athlete Faraz Khan created a new HEC record of long jump by showing a distance of 7.50meters, beating his old record of 7.31meters he created during the 34th National Games held in Quetta this year.
Faraz Khan of University of Central Punjab also won another gold medal in tribal jump, followed by Muhammad Talha of UCP and Hamza Zia of UCP. In the 1500m Muhammad Usama won gold medal, followed by Sami Ullah of PU and Bahawal Khan of UCP, in the shot put Wasi Ullah of UCP won gold medal, followed by Nouman Shehzad of Sargodha University won silver medal and Muhammad Shoaib Yousaf of Lahore Garrison won bronze medal.
In the 400m hurdles Ahmad Saeed of UCP won gold medal, followed by Salman Ahmad of University of Lahore and Hazarat Umar of Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, in the 800m Muhammad Usama of PU won gold medal, followed by Shahsawar of Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan and Muhammad Raza of PU.
In the Hammer Throw Zohaib Habib of SCU Lahore won gold medal by recording a distance of 52.16meters, followed by Daud Saleh of UCP with his throw record 50.41meters and Rasees Younus pf PU with a distance of 45.66meters got bronze medal.
The Pole Vault, 100m final, and 110m hurdles, 400m 200m, 10,000m, high jump, javelin throw, 4X100 relay and 4X400m relay competitions would be held on the last day with a presentation ceremony. A total of 43 universities are taking part in the Athletic Meet.
