WAPDA Lead with Five Gold Medals in National Athletics Championship

KARACHI: WAPDA took the lead with five gold medals on the opening day of the 54th National Athletics Championship in Karachi, with sprinters Shajar Abbas and Faiqa Riaz winning the men’s and women’s 100-metre races, respectively.

The championship is being held at NED University of Engineering and Technology, where WAPDA emerged as the leading team. Sindh and the Higher Education Commission (HEC) also secured one gold medal each.

Shajar Abbas won the men’s 100-metre sprint in 10.20 seconds, while WAPDA’s Faiqa Riaz claimed the women’s title in 11.60 seconds, earning recognition as Pakistan’s fastest male and female athletes in their respective events.

In the women’s 5,000-metre race walk, Sindh’s Mah Noor Fatima secured gold, while WAPDA’s Muhammad Waqas won the men’s 20,000-metre race walk.

HEC’s Khadija Mehreen claimed gold in the women’s shot put. WAPDA continued its strong performance as Nazia Ehsan won the women’s 1,500-metre race and Sohail Amir triumphed in the men’s 1,500 metres.

Provincial Minister Saeed Ghani inaugurated the championship, while Olympic gold medallist Arshad Nadeem lit the event’s torch.