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The Pakistani athletes include Shajar Abbas (60 metres), Tameen Khan (60 metres), Muhammad Naeem (60 metres hurdles), Muhammad Akhtar (3000 metres) and Sohail Amer (1500 metres).<br \/>\nChaudhry Asghar Ali Gill is accompanying the team as manager-cum-coach.<br \/>\nThe Asian Indoor Athletics Championship is considered a key event on the continental calendar, providing athletes an important platform to compete at the highest level of indoor athletics in Asia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD As many as 35 Asian countries, including Pakistan, are taking part in the 12th Asian Indoor Athletics Championship 2026, which gets underway on Friday in Tianjin, China. 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