‘’Our target is 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games’’. Vice president Pakistan cycling association Haroon General, Pakistani cyclists will participates Asian Cycling Championship scheduled in Bahrain from 25th Feb 2nd march 2017
By.Asghar Ali Mubarak
‘’Our target is 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games’’. Vice president Pakistan cycling association Haroon General, Pakistani cyclists will participates Asian Cycling Championship scheduled in Bahrain from 25th Feb 2nd march 2017
By.Asghar Ali Mubarak
Islamabad- The Pakistan Cycling Federation decided to sends six young cyclists to compete in the 2017 Asian Cycling Championship scheduled in Bahrain from 25th Feb to 2nd March 2017.Pakistani cyclists will participates in two events and individual. Four cyclists will compete in the scratch elite category and one in junior category. No Pakistani women’s and special cyclist are participating in Para-cycling events. In the scratch category, national champion Muhammad Arsalan Anjum of Pakistan Army and Junior Champion Habib Ullah from Islamabad Burhan Ashraf Army, Abdul Basit KPK will take part in the men’s individual road race. Pakistani Junior Champion Habib Ullah will be seen in the junior individual road race. The five athletes are ready to roll, they were training very hard in the past few months to take part in the championship,” vice president Pakistan cycling association Haroon General said in an interview with this correspondent on Thursday. The all cyclists are going to make their international debut and hoped that they will show their best skills and chance to improve their performance, said vice president Haroon General. The vice president Pakistan cycling association Haroon General said that ‘’Our target is 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games’’and we are preparing our best team for that mega event.Mean while Pakistani team will depart for Bahrain Manama on Friday evening.The International teams have started reached in Bahrain for the 37th Asian Road Cycling, 24th Junior Road Cycling and Sixth Para-cycling Championships starting tomorrow and ending on March 2 at Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir.Uzbekistan and China arrived two days and were joined by Iraq, Syria, Hong Kong and South Korea.Bahrain is hosting these championships for the first time.The Para-cycling championship kicks-off on Saturday at 11am with the men’s race to be held over 25.6kms and the women’s over 12.8kms.Malaysia, Iran, India and hosts Bahrain will be taking part in Para-cycling competition.The Bahrain team consists of Ruba Al Omairy and Amal Fardan.The duo earlier took part in the West Asian Paralympic Games.Iran will be participating with two cyclists – Mahdi Mohamady and Burham.Malaysia will participate with the biggest team of eight cyclists and they are Najmy Romzy, Netham Mohammed, Noor Seyafeeq, Raimy Mohammed, Seyazon Rushdy, Tu Kiong, Seyasafeeq Shams Aldeen and Noor Aldeen Sam.India will take part with seven cyclists and they are Kumar Mehta, Abhishek Singh, David Sha, Harjinder Singh, Kumar Ajai and B Singh.
