The 58th National Wrestling Championship has entered the semi-finals stage here at the WAPDA Sports Complex on Saturday while WAPDA won the National Junior Championship.
After a hectic round of 40 bouts on Saturday, all the top form wrestlers reached the semi-finals. Syed Amir Hamza Gilani graced the occasion as chief guest . The semi-finals will start at 4 pm today at WAPDA Sports Complex, Lahore followed by the final.
Chief Executive Officer LESCO Engr Muhammad Saleem Akhtar has been invited as chief guest to witness the bouts and later distribute the prizes.
The national championship semi-finalists are: Azhar Hussain (Army), Papu (Wapda), Mohammad Bilal (Punjab), Nawab Khan KPK in 55 kgs, Ghukan Farid HEC, Allah Yar Punjab, Hafiz Khalil Army, Goga (WAPDA) in 60 kgs, Ghulam Haider (Army), Hamid Mustafa (HEC), Salmab Butt (WAPDA), Nazir Railways in 66 kgs, Mohammad Sharif Army, Shabir Ali (Punjab), Mohammad Maroof (Railways), Mohammad Ali (Wapda) in 74 kgs, Mirza Haris (Punjab), Ghulam Hasan (Army), Mohammad Shahid (Railways), Inam Butt (WAPDA) in 84 kgs and Naseem Imran (Punjab), Mohammad Usman (Army), Usman Majeed (WAPDA) and Hamid Khan (Railways) in 120 kgs.
Earlier, National Junior Wrestling Championship concluded at the same venue and was participated by 56 young promising wrestlers from eight units of Pakistan Wrestling Federation.
Ch. Muhammad Khalid Mahmood Director General (Sports) WAPDA was chief guest at prize distribution ceremony.
