The sports activities enviornment is able to host the South Asian & Nationwide Cross Nation Athletics Championships in Kohima, Nagaland, India, on March 25, 2022. — Fb/ @ Hillsnaga
KARACHI: Pakistan will host the South Asian Cross Nation Athletics Championship for the primary time, with the occasion scheduled to happen on November 24 in Islamabad, officers confirmed on Wednesday.
The championship, a serious milestone for athletics in Pakistan, will function athletes from seven South Asian nations, together with India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives.
The Athletics Federation of Pakistan (AFP) confirmed that the federal government has granted clearance to all collaborating groups, together with India’s, making certain a easy course of for worldwide participation.
“This is a significant event for Pakistan’s sporting landscape,” an AFP official stated, including that the Pakistan Sports activities Board has additionally issued the mandatory no objection certificates (NOC) for the occasion.
Cross nation working is a long-distance sport the place people and groups compete over pure terrain. The programs sometimes vary from 3 to 12 kilometers and sometimes function various surfaces, together with grass, filth, and gravel, together with pure obstacles like hills and woodlands. Athletes are evaluated each on their particular person efficiency and thru a team-based factors system.
