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18-12-2004

Pakistan Win Silver at World Pankration Championship

via www.dailytimes.com.pk

Pakistan won silver medal in Third World Pankration Athlima (kick boxing and karate) Team Championship held at Community Recreation Center, Sydney, Australia last month. Three Pakistanis – Sarfraz Hussain, Hashim Khan and Muhammad Ayub Awan – also earned bronze medals in individual competitions of the championship. Hosts Australia clinched gold medal, while losing semi-finalists Greece and New Zealand settled for bronze in team championship.

Ninja Master Irfan Bhatti said the silver medal in team competitions and three bronze medals in individual competitions was a great success for the newly formed Pakistan team…