Teams from Pakistan will participate in the Asian Netball Championship and the Asian Beach Netball Championship. -File photo

KARACHI: Pakistan men and women netball teams will participate in the Asian Netball Championship 2012 as well as in the Asian Beach Netball Championship 2012, to be held at Colombo, Sri Lanka from Aug 25 to Sept 2, Pakistan Netball Federation Secretary General Mudassar Arain said on Monday.

The PNF has also requested the Pakistan Sports Board and the Pakistan Olympic Association for financial assistance for their participation in the Asian events.

The following players of various units have been selected for national training camp which will be held at Mini Sports Complex, Nazimabad, Karachi from Aug 1.

Women’s team: Qurat-ul-Ain, Umama Qadri, Rosalba, Nayab Razia, Cheryal Yousuf, Shabana Moin, Maliha, Rooma Abbas, Arfa Saeed, Hajra Khan, Aisha Dilshad, Shunamme; Coach: Ms. Aisha

Men’s team: Mohammad Akhtar, Mohammad Prain Shahzad, Mohammad Shoaib, Yasir Ahmed, Shoiab Ahmed, Naveed Ashraf, Samad Masood, Mohammad Khursheed, Zahid Mahmood, Adnan Anjum, Nawab Ali, Azhar Saleem, Abdul Haque, Mohammad Shamrez, Farhan Ali; Camp Commandant: Ajaz ul Haq , Coach: Mohammad Rizwan.—Agencies

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