KARACHI – The sixteen-member boxing contingent from Iraq was given red-carpet welcome when it arrived here Wednesday to appear in the nine-day Shaheed Benazir Bhutto International Boxing Tournament starting here from January 1 at Benazir Bhutto Sports Complex.
The team was given special handling by the immigration authorities as the members of the team led by Manager Ghazi Abdulsamad Ahmed arrived in the immigration lounge.
Later, the team members were garlanded by Pakistan Boxing Federation special reception committee before the contingent was driven to the hotel.
The Iraqi contingent is: Hasan Ali Shakir 48 KG), Mustafa Raad Shayyal (51 KG), Hussein Aqeel Salim (54 KG), Mustafa Qasim Abd Tareef (57 KG), Raeed Hashim Zgher (60 KG), Omar Kifah Khadim (64 KG), Ahmed B Jassem (69 KG), Thoalfokar Abd Alkareem (75 KG), Mustafa Mohammad Challoob (81 KG), Alaa Hussein Jasim (91+ KG), Ghazi Abdulsammad Ahmed, Team Manager, Raad Khraibet Jurmut Team Official, Hussein Jasim Khalaf, team coach-1, Tareq Hilo Hameed, team coach-2, Kareem Qasim Khenyab, referee/judge, Sajid S Radhi Al-Lami Official.
The Iraqi team is second foreign team to arrive for the tournament which will be formally opened here January 1 at Benazir Bhutto sports complex KPT. Yemen team arrived here on Tuesday.
The boxing squads from Uzbekistan are due to land here some time late on Wednesday night. Uzbekistan has entered a six member squad in the competition.
The team includes three boxers and three officials.
They are: Mahmudove Alisher (48kg), Nazarov Olimjon (51kg), Khujabekov Shokhrukh (57kg), Makhmudov Olimjon (ASBC ITO), Tursunov Hamid (Referee/Jugde) and Usmanov Khabibulla (coach).
In the meantime the AIBA appointed technical delegate Mrs. Nieva Embuldenia of Sri Lanka visited the venue of the tournament to personally inspect the facilities there. She expressed her satisfaction on the arrangements. Officials of Pakistan Boxing Federation accompanied her to the venue.
The team was given special handling by the immigration authorities as the members of the team led by Manager Ghazi Abdulsamad Ahmed arrived in the immigration lounge.
Later, the team members were garlanded by Pakistan Boxing Federation special reception committee before the contingent was driven to the hotel.
The Iraqi contingent is: Hasan Ali Shakir 48 KG), Mustafa Raad Shayyal (51 KG), Hussein Aqeel Salim (54 KG), Mustafa Qasim Abd Tareef (57 KG), Raeed Hashim Zgher (60 KG), Omar Kifah Khadim (64 KG), Ahmed B Jassem (69 KG), Thoalfokar Abd Alkareem (75 KG), Mustafa Mohammad Challoob (81 KG), Alaa Hussein Jasim (91+ KG), Ghazi Abdulsammad Ahmed, Team Manager, Raad Khraibet Jurmut Team Official, Hussein Jasim Khalaf, team coach-1, Tareq Hilo Hameed, team coach-2, Kareem Qasim Khenyab, referee/judge, Sajid S Radhi Al-Lami Official.
The Iraqi team is second foreign team to arrive for the tournament which will be formally opened here January 1 at Benazir Bhutto sports complex KPT. Yemen team arrived here on Tuesday.
The boxing squads from Uzbekistan are due to land here some time late on Wednesday night. Uzbekistan has entered a six member squad in the competition.
The team includes three boxers and three officials.
They are: Mahmudove Alisher (48kg), Nazarov Olimjon (51kg), Khujabekov Shokhrukh (57kg), Makhmudov Olimjon (ASBC ITO), Tursunov Hamid (Referee/Jugde) and Usmanov Khabibulla (coach).
In the meantime the AIBA appointed technical delegate Mrs. Nieva Embuldenia of Sri Lanka visited the venue of the tournament to personally inspect the facilities there. She expressed her satisfaction on the arrangements. Officials of Pakistan Boxing Federation accompanied her to the venue.
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