Pakistan is ready to host one of many largest worldwide sporting occasions in its historical past because the World Masters Weightlifting Championship might be staged in Islamabad in February subsequent yr.
Greater than 500 athletes from throughout all seven continents are anticipated to take part within the competitors.
In response to a press launch issued by the Pakistan Masters Weightlifting Affiliation (PMWA) on Sunday, the occasion might be held below the distinguished “Grand Prix” banner and can run alongside the Asian Masters Championship, bringing collectively prime weightlifters from all over the world. Each males’s and girls’s competitions might be contested.
Calling the event a “main milestone within the nation’s sporting historical past,” PMWA President Arshad Khan stated, “The staging of the World and Asian Masters Championships is a good honour for Pakistan and recognition of our constant success at Masters stage. It is going to additionally strengthen Pakistan’s profile as a number of worldwide sporting occasions.”
In preparation for the occasion, a five-member delegation of the Worldwide Weightlifting Federation (IWF) is scheduled to go to Islamabad from September 9 to 12 to examine venues and overview the preparations.
Sports activities officers say the profitable internet hosting of the championship is not going to solely spotlight Pakistan’s sporting potential but in addition function a chance to showcase the nation’s capability to host large-scale worldwide tournaments.
