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Showing posts with label Joint commonwealth boxing training. Show all posts
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Tuesday, August 10, 2010

PSB approved seven nations joint boxing training camp

by Ubaid-ur-Rehman Awan

Karachi: Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) has allowed to Pakistan Boxing Federation (PBF) hosting seven international boxing teams for commonwealth games joint training session.

President of Pakistan Boxing Federation Doda Khan Bhutto, Vice President Iqbal Hussain and General Secretary Muhammad Akram Khan were met on Tuesday with Director General of Pakistan sports Board Syed Amir hamza Gilani at PSB National Coaching Center in Karachi.

“We have get approval from our parent body for joint training session but PSB has cut number of participating teams ten to six now we will invite to six teams for this purpose included we have confirmation from Malaysia, Central Republic of Africa, Ghana, Kenya, Sri lanka, Mauritius, Rwanda, Nigeria, Uganda and Cameroon….” Doda Khan Bhutto said in a statement.

Director General PSB Amir Hamza Gilani appreciated PBF hard efforts for uplifting boxing game in country he also expressed we don’t host such type big event that time because our many team preparations ongoing in Islamabad so we have face residential problems and also we have face financial issues, but we see PBF interest and we are on back of PBF and PSB will continue it’s all support.

Pakistan Boxing officials grateful to PSB, Federal Sports Ministry and other Government officials for its good support, they says we all working together for country soft image and bring back international sports in Pakistan.

Joint Training Camp could be start in Islamabad from 25th August till 28th September 2010.

Saturday, August 7, 2010

Nine countries confirm C/W joint boxing training in Pakistan

Karachi: Pakistan Boxing Federation (PBF) proudly announced nine countries has confirmed participation in commonwealth boxing joint training session in Pakistan could be start in this month.

PBF was invite many countries for one and half month long joint training camp in connection of commonwealth games and now nine countries has accepted and send us by name entries and some also give confirmation about his arriving schedule.

General Secretary of Pakistan Boxing Federation Mohammad Akram Khan express it’s a best opportunities for our boxers they will got good preparation before the two most important coming games, he said we could arrange second big event in this year it will be build a soft image on front of world and also in the Pakistan’s sports history

Akram Khan said we now wait approval from Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) for holding this Joint training session program yet we will met tomorrow (Sunday) with the Director General of PSB Syed Amir Hamza Gilani and we have good hopes about approval and financial assistance for this event.

Malaysia, Central Republic of Africa, Ghana, Kenya, Srilanka, Mauritius, Rwanda, Nigeria and Uganda sent us confirmation.

Mauritius Boxing Association (MBA) has inform they are interested in three week training in Pakistan before the commonwealth games in New Delhi.

Amateur Boxing Association of Srilankan (ABA) also accepted the invitation and they inform us training till 15 September in Pakistan.

Rwanda Amateur Boxing Association write us they want training in Pakistan for the good preparation of C/W games would be held in New Delhi from 3rd to 14 October this year.

Nigeria Boxing Federation has sent 18 members contingent included 12 boxers and six officials they will train in Pakistan before games.

Uganda Amateur Boxing Federation (UABF) also has sent us 11 members of his squad including 10 boxers along with one coach UABF write us training occasion in Pakistan most important for our boxers because we are missed the opportunity for taking part in commonwealth boxing championship which was be held at New Delhi in March this year.