ISLAMABAD – As many as 56 Pakistani athletes are representing theirhomeland in the Commonwealth Games 2018, being held at Gold Coast,Australia, from April 4 to April 15.
The players will showcase their skills in different sports includinghockey, swimming, table tennis, squash, weightlifting, shooting amongothers. The Pakistan squad is going up against more than 6,600 athletes andteam officials from 71 Commonwealth nations and territories.
In a squad comprising mostly men, ten Pakistani women hope to make theirmark in their respective categories.A list of all the women athletes participating in the Commonwealth Gamesare Born in 1990, Najma Parveen hails from Faisalabad. She will representher homeland in athletics and participate in women’s 200m and 400m hurdlesand relays, Private news channel reported.
Bisma Khan Born in 2002, the teenager, who hails from Lahore, willparticipate in women’s 50m freestyle, women’s 100m freestyle and women’s50m backstroke swimming competitions.
Palwasha Bashir Born on October 20, 1987, Palwasha Bashir hails fromKarachi. The athlete will be representing the country in the sport ofbadminton. During the events being held from April 10 to April 15, she willcompete in singles, doubles and mixed doubles events.
Mahnoor Shahzad the 21-year-old badminton player, who hails from Karachi,will participate in women’s singles, women’s doubles, mixed doubles andmixed team event.
Minhal Sohail Born n 1995, Minhal will feature in the women’s 10m air rifleshooting competition at the commonwealth games.Mehwish Farhan 31-year-old Karachiite will represent the country in women’s10m air pistol shooting competition .Faiza Zafar 22-year-old squash player will represent Pakistan in thecategories of women’s singles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles.
Madina Zafar Born in 1998, the teenage squash player hails from Gujranwala.Fatima Khan Born in 2001, Fatima Khan hails from Lahore. The female tabletennis player will be representing Pakistan in women’s singles, women’sdoubles and mixed doubles categories and Hareem Anwar Ali 18-year-old tabletennis player will represent Pakistan in women’s singles, women’s doublesand mixed doubles categories. – APP