Islamabad—Federal Minister for Social Welfare
and Special Education, Samina Khalid Ghurki here
Thursday distributed Rs, 10,000 to each of 6
handicapped players for their excellent
performance in Tokyo Asian Youth Para Games
2009. The handicapped players who won 4 gold
medals and 5 bronze medals in the 2nd Tokyo
Asian Youth Para Games, were nominated by
National Paralympic Committee (NPC) of Pakistan
which is a subject of great honor for the
country, Samina Ghurki said at the ceremony held
at the National Institute of Special Education (NISE).
Tokyo—Beijing Olympic gold medallists Brazil
whipped South Korea for their third straight win
to remain unbeaten in the World Grand Champions
Cup women’s volleyball tournament on Thursday.
Marianne Steinbrecher scored the team’s best of
16 points and Sheilla Castro 13 points to lead
the defending champions to a 28-26, 25-17, 25-15
victory in the six-team round robin competition.
Our serve, defence and blocking all went well
today. I say it was perfect. For us, it was very
important to win 3-0 against South Korea,” said
Brazilian coach Jose Roberto Guimaraes.
Lahore—Director General,Pakistan Sports
Board, Syed Aamir Hamza Gillani has directed
fresh trials for the selection of national
basketball team to take part in the South Asian
Games being held in Bangladesh early next year.
Trials will commence from 15-17 at Pakistan
Sports Complex Islamabad and are open and all
the affiliated units of Pakistan Basketball
Federation are also eligible to take part”, said
a spokesman of Pakistan Sports Board while
talking to APP here on Thursday.
London—Istanbul is to bid yet again for the
right to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games,
this time for the 2020 edition, a Turkish
Government sports official confirmed here on
Wednesday at the Sports Event Management
Conference. Mehmet Atalay expressed his
confidence that it would be a case of fifth time
lucky for the city after unsuccessful bids for
the 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012 renewals and who
opted not to bid for the 2016 Games which was
won last month by Rio de Janeiro.
Brussels—Belgian
tennis player Yanina Wickmayer isn’t saying
whether she will appeal her one-year suspension
for violating anti-doping rules. At a tearful
news conference Thursday, the U.S. Open
semifinalist said she has never tested positive
for drugs. The 20-year-old Wickmayer was
suspended last week by the International Tennis
Federation for failing three times to report her
whereabouts for testing.
