Asian Beach Games: Pakistan jiu-jitsu group to skip for Vietnam

Athletes aiming to urge and win some-more titles in opposite categories. PHOTO: EXPRESS

Athletes aiming to urge and win some-more titles in opposite categories. PHOTO: EXPRESS

KARACHI: Pakistan will be looking to urge their titles during a 2016 Asian Beach Games as a 14-member patrol leaves for Vietnam tomorrow.

The Pakistan Ju-Jitsu Federation (PJJF) announced their final group for a eventuality final week. The patrol includes Muhammad Ammar, who won a bullion award and china award in a men’s twin and churned twin events respectively in a prior book of a games in Thailand, where Pakistan bagged 5 medals — dual golds and 3 silvers — in total.

Ammar pronounced he will be partnering compatriot Abu Hurraira again and believes that a foe will be worse than before.

“It’s going to be tough since all other countries are improving their game,” Ammar told The Express Tribune. “We’ll be adult opposite a Southeast Asian countries and many of them are tough to kick them. But we’re prepared.”

He serve pronounced that a group has been training for some-more than a month in dual camps — one in Karachi and another in Lahore — and a total stay has now been changed to Islamabad.

Ammar combined that a conditions in Vietnam will be identical to that of Karachi’s though a plea for a players will be to make their stamina last, as competing during a beach customarily affects performances due to a humidity.

“Humidity is a pivotal cause and it can wear we out simply during a match,” pronounced Ammar. “So we have to be prepared to quarrel compartment a end, as we have a shortcoming to urge a titles we won final time.”

Meanwhile, PJJF central and manager Tariq Ali pronounced he is assured about a group that comprises 9 group and 5 women.

Published in The Express Tribune, Sep 21st, 2016.

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