ISLAMABAD:
The Pakistan Underneath-16 Boys Volleyball Staff, which made historical past by successful the gold medal on the 2nd Asian U16 Volleyball Championship 2025 in Thailand, was honored with money rewards underneath the Federal Authorities’s sports activities incentive coverage throughout a ceremony held in Islamabad.
The younger nationwide group achieved a landmark success by securing Pakistan’s first-ever Asian title in age-group volleyball. Their historic triumph additionally earned qualification for the FIVB Boys U17 World Championship 2026, inserting Pakistan among the many world’s rising volleyball nations.
Federal Secretary for Inter-Provincial Coordination (IPC) Mohyuddin Ahmad Wani attended the ceremony because the chief visitor. Additionally current have been Pakistan Volleyball Federation (PVF) Chairman Chaudhary Muhammad Yaqoob, PVF President Sohail Khawar, officers, coaches, gamers and distinguished company.
Talking on the event, PVF Chairman Chaudhary Muhammad Yaqoob highlighted Pakistan’s rising stature in worldwide volleyball and introduced that Pakistan will host the CAVA Males’s Volleyball Championship 2026 from July 22 to 29 in Islamabad.
The celebrated occasion will characteristic ten taking part nations: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Maldives, Sri Lanka, India and Pakistan. The championship is anticipated to be one of many largest worldwide volleyball occasions ever hosted within the nation and can present worthwhile publicity to Pakistan’s nationwide group whereas selling volleyball throughout the area.
Yaqoob additional mentioned that the sixteenth Asian Boys U18 Volleyball Championship will likely be held in China from July 12 to 18, 2026, whereas the FIVB Boys U17 World Championship is scheduled to happen in Qatar from August 19 to 29, 2026.
Pakistan’s U17 group will characterize the nation on the world stage after qualifying by means of its historic gold-medal-winning efficiency on the Asian U16 Championship.
As a part of preparations for the World Championship, the Pakistan U17 group is anticipated to undertake a global coaching tour in France. The tour, being organized by means of worldwide volleyball cooperation, is anticipated to characteristic a three-nation collection involving Brazil, Iran and Pakistan, offering the younger gamers with high-level competitors and worthwhile worldwide publicity forward of the worldwide occasion.
The PVF expressed gratitude to the Authorities of Pakistan, Ministry of IPC, Pakistan Sports activities Board (PSB), sponsors, coaches, athletes and all stakeholders for his or her continued assist within the growth of volleyball within the nation.
Through the ceremony, the Pakistan Sports activities Board awarded Rs600,000 to every participant of the championship-winning group. In recognition of their contribution to the historic achievement, the teaching employees was additionally granted a collective money reward of Rs1 million.
