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The selection committee\u2014comprising Asghar Gul, Khan Bahadur, and representatives from PSB, Army, and WAPDA\u2014declared Ahmed Faraz the winner after he cleared an impressive height of 2.10 meters.<br \/>\nIn a surprising twist, Shehroz Khan\u2014who had earlier pushed for the trials to be held\u2014did not participate. His coach, Qazi Tanveer, announced his withdrawal from the competition. Faraz is no stranger to success. At the 52nd National Athletics Championship, he captured gold for Army with a 2.02-meter jump, and now he will represent Pakistan at the Islamic Solidarity Games.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD Pakistan Army\u2019s high jumper Ahmed Faraz clinched victory in the high jump trials held to select athletes for the upcoming Islamic Solidarity Games, scheduled to take place later this year in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 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