By Ashrafuddin
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| Ghani Khan posing for a photo after he selected for Asian Karate |
LANDIKOTAL: A martial art player from Khyber Agency and a
Karaty official have been selected in the Pakistan team who will participate in
the “16th Asian Full Contact Karate Tournament” scheduled in South Korea from September
1, Karate officials said.
Pakistan Full contact Karate Federation President Muhammad
Arshad Jan told The News that they had organized selecting camp held in Peshawar
in which a good number of Karate players from Pakistan participated. He said
after a tough training camp they selected Ghani Khan Shinwari, resident of
Landikotal, who will play as Pakistan’s Karate player.
Jan said Farhad
Shinwari,former Asian Karate Champion, was also qualified as Karate official. Arshad Jan said it was pride for the whole
Fata people who would portray soft image in such international event.
Fata martial art senior coach Farhad Shinwari said that
Ghani Khan Shinwari would play as 80+weight category in Bosan Korea
International tournament. He said they believe that Ghani khan will bring gold
for Pakistan.
Farhad Shinwari appealed from the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa governor,
Khyber Agency Political agent and Directorate of Sports Fata to provide
financial assistance to the selected player and coaches so that they could insure
their participation in the International event.
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