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2 days ago
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Pak judokas to compete at Amman Asian Open
Judoka Malika Noor leads the Pakistani contingent to the Amman Asian Open, Junior and Cadet Open Cup 2025. The Pakistan Judo team left for Amman on Saturday, August 16 from Islamabad via Karachi to Jordan to participate in the championships scheduled to be take place from August 17 to August 24. "We are very excited for our juniors and cadet athletes to compete in this event," the Pakistan Judo Federation (PJF) Secretary Masood Ahmed told The Express Tribune. First of all, our athlete Malika Noor is in the squad, she is very bright and was praised a lot by the International Judo Federation last year when she competed at the World Championship in 2024 in Dushanbe. She is participating in the Open tournament because she is 20 years old now and above the age bracket for juniors. "In juniors, we have Muhammad Abbas, he will compete in the open competition and in the junior competition. Abbas has previously represented Pakistan in South Korea last year in Asian junior cadet. "the rest of the three players are making their international debut. Like Noor Khan from Balochistan is very talented and we are hoping that he will impress. "Then we have Faisal Shah and Ahmed and Adnan, they belong to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, they will compete in senior, junior and cadet." Masood further added that the Amman Asian Open is an important international event will provide Pakistani judokas with the opportunity to showcase their talent and compete against some of the best athletes from across Asia. The participation reflects Pakistan Judo Federation's continued efforts to promote the sport at international level and provide exposure to young athletes. "We are focusing on grooming the junior players for the international events, we want to have a good pool of athletes who can win laurels for the country in the bigger events and for that we must provide the opportunities to them to hone their talent and test their skills. We are expecting good results from them. "We are also requesting the Pakistan Sports Board to help us with the camps for these bright athletes for the future events."
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3 days ago
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Olympian Sabrina returns to Austria after successfully completing Karachi to K2 mission
Austrian judoka Sabrina Filzmoser with young athletes during the training session at a judo club in Hyderabad, Sindh. PHOTO COURTESY: PJF The four-time Olympian judoka Sabrina Filzmoser fulfilled her her dream of completing the mission to spread the message of peace and cycling from Karachi to K2 as a part of Judo for Peace expedition. She began her journey in Karachi on May 22 just a day after arriving the City of Lights, where she also visited Jinnah's Mausoleum and the Sea View, before making her way towards Hyderababd and Sukkur while Pakistan was under an extreme heatwave. She was very interactive on her journey that she covered on a bicycle but also stopped in every city to train with local judokas. She documented her journey on her instagram account as well. She was travelling on her own expense but she was supported by the Pakistan Judo Federation (PJF) when it came to logistics, security, and mingling with the local judo community. "Sabrina returned to Karachi after completing her mission," the PJF secretary Masood Ahmed told The Express Tribune. " She returned to Austria on Friday morning after an extraordinary journey." In June, she achieved the incredible feat of becoming the first woman in Pakistan's history to complete the journey of 2,324 km in just 10 days. On her reaching in Skardu Sabrina reflected on her effort with joy and pride, after an arduous journey that she solely covered on her bicycle. "It was a challenging day from Gilgit to Skardu, 14 hours on the road, rain, heat, headwind, crosswind, mudslides, rockfalls, blockages, technical issues, but it's all done and dusted. Safely in Gilgit-Baltistan," she text The Express Tribune back in June. "Now I will spend time preparing for the expedition, working on the permits, train with the Baltistan cycling club and the Judo kids. "Then there'll be a possible one further section on MTB to Askole, probably starting in 10 days, and from there we'll the trek on the Baltoro glacier. "K2 base camp is very remote, we need at least 1 week to reach it from Askole. Afterwards acclimatization period will start, and the actual K2-climbing is possible in a short window end of July/beginning of August." The Austrian athlete covered 2,324 km on her bike, the total altitude she gained was 118,386 meters, and spent 111.45 hours on the road, according to the statistics shared by Ahmed at that point. Sabrina has taken up this journey on her own resources, however, the PJF is helping with logistics wherever they can. From May 21 from Karachi, she then went on to complete the first leg upwards from Karachi to Hyderabad and then Sukkur in sweltering temperatures of 48 to 52 degrees Celsius. From there onwards she reached Rahim Yar Khan to Lahore and then the nation's capital in Islamabad. Later the International Judo Federation Athletes' Commission chairperson went ahead to Gilgit-Baltistan. She briefly left to attend an important International Judo Federation meeting. But she returned in less than a week, began preparing for her K2 expedition and spent more than a month on it, before returning to Karachi to conclude her journey.
