Athletics coaching course begins

LAHORE: The Level-I course for coaches began on Sunday under the auspices of the Athletics Federation of Pakistan (AFP) at the Pakistan Sports Complex in Islamabad.

Chairman, Promotion and Development of Pakistan Athletics Federation, Brig (retd) Sultan Mehmood Satti inaugurated the 12-day course. Secretary General AFP Muhammad Zafar was also present on the occasion.

24 Coaches from all over the country are taking part in the course including Sub Ashraf Ali, Naib Sub Muhammad Imran, Asim Ejaz, Shams Ul Haq, Akram Khan, Adnan Akbar, Mehraban Shah, Aamir Shahzad, Masood Mahfooz, Muhammad Alam,Anwar Ali Chandio, Ibrar Hussain, Dowa Mehmood, Zohaib Khan, Sajjad Haider, Shafaqat Ali (Isb), Muhammad Anees Ahmed, Asif Mahmood, Sajid Imran Bhatti, Irfan Ali Rana, Muhammad Imran Khan, Shafaqat Ali, Majid Fasih and Tasawar Hussain. Level two coaches of Pakistan Rafiq Ahmed and Lieutenant Colonel Ghulam Shabbir Anwar will give lectures to the coaches.