WAPDA athletes Samiullah Khan and Faiqa Riaz have been declared Pakistan\u2019s fastest man and woman, respectively, after an intense 100-meter race at the National Games on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
In the men\u2019s 100-meter final, Samiullah Khan crossed the finish line in 10.30 seconds, clinching the title of Pakistan\u2019s fastest male athlete. Army\u2019s Usman and Rashid Riaz took the silver and bronze medals.<\/p>\n
In the women\u2019s 100-meter race, WAPDA\u2019s Olympian Faiqa Riaz completed the distance in 11.7 seconds, earning the title of Pakistan\u2019s fastest female athlete. HEC\u2019s Khawla Umar claimed silver, while Army\u2019s Taimoor Khan secured bronze.<\/p>\n
The athletics event at Pakistan Navy Sports Complex also showcased the javelin throw, where Olympic champion Arshad Nadeem captured gold with a throw of 81.81 meters. Yasir Sultan took silver, and Abrar won bronze. In the women\u2019s pole vault, Noorain Hussain, representing Pakistan Army, won gold with a jump of 2.90 meters.<\/p>\n
Other notable victories included WAPDA\u2019s Maria in the women\u2019s 10,000 meters, Army\u2019s Talha Saleem in the steeplechase, Navy\u2019s Ansar Abbas in the long jump, WAPDA\u2019s Noreen Fatima in the women\u2019s high jump, Army\u2019s Jamshed Ali in the men\u2019s shot put, and Muhammad Akhtar in the men\u2019s 5,000 meters.<\/p>\n
The athletics segment of the National Games will continue on Tuesday with 12 more gold medals up for grabs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
WAPDA athletes Samiullah Khan and Faiqa Riaz have been declared Pakistan\u2019s fastest man and woman, respectively, after an intense 100-meter race at the National Games on Tuesday. In the men\u2019s 100-meter final, Samiullah Khan crossed the finish line in 10.30 seconds, clinching the title of Pakistan\u2019s fastest male athlete. Army\u2019s Usman and Rashid Riaz took […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":69481,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30,136],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-69480","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-latest","8":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n