PESHAWAR
Trials of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for the National Kick-Boxing Championship to be held in Lahore in February this year were held here at Peshawar Sports Complex on Sunday wherein more than 100 players turned up.
A large number of players from Peshawar, Kohat, Bannu, Dera Ismail Khan, Mardan, Hazara and Malakand divisions participated in the trials held under the aegis of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Kick-Boxingv Association.
“The future of kick-boxing is as bright as any other martial arts sport in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,” said Mian Waheed, President of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Boxing Association while talking to APP here on Sunday during the trials.
Mian Waheed said that Secretary General Pakistan Kick-Boxing Federation Rana Zahid Mehmood has been working hard for the promotion of this sport in Pakistan which is the reason why kick boxing should be promoted in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as well as across the country.
Under the patronage of Rana Zahid Mahmood, KP Kick-Boxing Association is working hard to promote kick boxing in all districts and divisions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and establish more and more clubs and provide training to the trainees under the supervision of qualified coaches.
