ISLAMABAD, 19 AUG: A hero’s welcome was accorded to Pakistan Junior Squash Team on Friday which won the Gold Medal at the World Junior Squash Championship held at Poland.
Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman, Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force, who is also the President of Pakistan Squash Federation received the National Team at PAF Base Nur Khan. Senior Vice President, PSF AVM (Retd) Syed Razi Nawab and other officials of PSF were also present alongwith large number of squash players and enthusiasts.
While speaking at the occasion the Air Chief lauded the brilliant performance of the Pakistani team headed by World Champion Qamar Zaman as the Manager. He reiterated that Pakistan Squash Federation under the patronage of Pakistan Air Force has taken challenging steps for the promotion of squash in Pakistan.
Establishment of Pakistan National Squash Academy at Islamabad has proved its worth as the players in PNSA have given some outstanding results in short span. Alhamdulillah after a gap of 08 years we have brought Gold Medal back to Pakistan during the World Junior Championship, 2016.
Talking to the players and media, President PSF highlighted that for the game’s revival, PSF has also taken major steps ie infrastructure development, involvement of squash legends, establishment of squash academies throughout the country and provision of healthy diet to the players during training along with improvement of their mental strength and confidence building. With these steps we have succeeded in giving excellent performance at international level.
The President PSF also awarded cash awards to the Gold Medalist’s team comprising Israr Ahmed, Ahsan Ayaz, Abbas Shoukat and Mehran Javed along with their coach Amjad Khan for the tremendous achievement.
Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman assured that PSF and PAF will continue to support and patronize the game of squash in future also for bringing more honors to the country. He hoped that Insha Allah with the sheer hard work and sincere efforts Pakistan will rule the world of squash again very soon. – DNA
