ISLAMABAD
\nTen gold medals were decided on Friday on the second day of the Special Olympics Pakistan National Games being held under the banner of Special Olympics Pakistan (SOP) here at the Pakistan Sports Complex.
\nAthletes from across Pakistan showcased remarkable energy, talent and determination in various track and field events during the National Games, said a press release.
\nThe events were witnessed by SOP Chief Executive Officer Ronaq Lakhani, SOP Board of Directors member Farrukh Abbas, Olympian Sadaf Siddiqui, former Vice Chairman of Special Olympics Pakistan Mahfooz Elahi, along with several other dignitaries.
\nIn the men\u2019s 400m race, KP\u2019s Basit Ali secured the gold medal with a timing of 1:01 minute, while Punjab\u2019s Muhammad Adil claimed silver and Federal Region\u2019s Muhammad Wasif took bronze.
\nIn the women\u2019s 400m category, Sindh\u2019s Sadia Junaid won the gold medal with a timing of 1:55 minute. Tabassum finished second with 1:59 minute, while Hajra Munir secured third place with a timing of 2:01 minute.
\nIn the F2 women\u2019s 100m race, Sindh\u2019s Saira Akram claimed gold with a timing of 20 seconds, followed by Sindh\u2019s Iman Niaz with silver at 20.37 seconds, while Punjab\u2019s Sahar Safdar won bronze with 20.45 seconds.
\nPunjab\u2019s Adil Khan emerged victorious in the B+ men\u2019s 100m race, winning gold with a timing of 13.98 seconds. Fellow Punjab athlete Tayyab Waleed secured silver with 14.23 seconds, while KP\u2019s Hammad Zahoor claimed bronze with 14.35 seconds.
\nIn the mini javelin throw event, Federal Region\u2019s Elishba Karim and Amreesh Karim secured first and second positions respectively, while Punjab\u2019s Sahar Safdar finished third.
\nIn the men\u2019s long jump competition, Sindh\u2019s Asif Ali won gold with a jump of 2.84 meters. Punjab\u2019s Mehboob Rasool claimed silver with 2.75 meters, while Muhammad Ahmad secured bronze with a jump of 2.74 meters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ISLAMABAD Ten gold medals were decided on Friday on the second day of the Special Olympics Pakistan National Games being held under the banner of Special Olympics Pakistan (SOP) here at the Pakistan Sports Complex. Athletes from across Pakistan showcased remarkable energy, talent and determination in various track and field events during the National Games, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":546776,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-546765","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n