Pakistan finished at the top of the table in the 1st South Asian Karate Championship held in New Delhi, India. The inaugural edition of the championship was participated by Nepal, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. Pakistan karate team won seven gold, four silver and four bronze medals and stood first in the championship. National coaches Shah Muhammad and Khalid Noor who prepared the players to such a height. Meanwhile, on the sidelines of the championship, President Pakistan Karate Federation Muhammad Jahangir has been elected as General Secretary of South Asian Karate Federation in general body meeting of the South Asian Karate Federation. Chief Referee of Pakistan Karate Federation Nasim Qureshi has been nominated member referee council of the South Asian Karate Federation. The players who won medals are: Benish Akbar won two gold and a bronze in 50 Kg Team Kumite and Team Kata, Uzma Asghar had gold silver and a bronze in 55 kg Team Kumite and Team Kata; Kulsoom Hazara took two gold and the same number of bronze in 68 Kg Team Kumite, Individual Kata and Team Kata, Qurat-ul-Ain had gold in Team Kumite, Benish Khan took silver in 68 Kg, Hina Azeem claimed bronze in 61 Kg, Muhammad Kashif two golds in 55 Kg Team Kumite, Mohsin Hazara grabbed Team Kumite gold, Saadi Abbas Jalbani two golds in 67 Kg Team Kumite, Imtiaz Ali gold in Team Kumite, Muhammad Ramzan gold in 84 kg Team Kumite, Baz Muhammad two golds and a silver in 84 Kg Team Kumite and Team Kata, Abdul Khaliq Silver in Team Kata, Jawad Silver in Team Kata and Ali Mehmood bronze in 50 Kg.
S No Teams G S B
1 Pakistan 7 4 4
2 Sri Lanka 6 4 7
3 India 3 5 9
4 Afghanistan 3 1 4
5 Bangladesh 0 5 6
6 Nepal 0 0 3
