Karachi: Karachi clinched the men’s title, while Hyderabad emerged champions in the women’s category at the All Sindh Sepaktakraw Championship 2026, which concluded at the Hyderabad Club.
The championship was organised by the Hyderabad Sepaktakraw Association in collaboration with the Sindh Sepaktakraw Association, Sports Department Hyderabad and the Sindh Olympic Association. Teams representing all divisions of Sindh participated in the event.
In the men’s competition, Karachi defeated Hyderabad 15-12, 13-15, 15-11 in the first semi-final, while Larkana overcame Mirpur Khas 15-10, 15-11 in the second semi-final.
Karachi then outclassed Larkana 15-10, 15-9 in the final to secure the championship title.
In the women’s event, Hyderabad defeated Karachi 15-12, 15-13 in the first semi-final, while Mirpur Khas beat Larkana 15-8, 15-9 to book a place in the final.
Hyderabad went on to claim the women’s title after defeating Mirpur Khas 15-7, 15-12 in the final.
President of the Hyderabad Sepaktakraw Association Deen Muhammad Keerio was the chief guest at the closing ceremony. He was accompanied by Chairman of the Sindh Sepaktakraw Association Dr Muhammad Arif Hafeez, President Shabbir Ahmed and District Sports Officer Hyderabad Maryam Keerio, who distributed trophies to the winning teams and individual awards to outstanding players.
Addressing the ceremony, Secretary General of the Pakistan Sepaktakraw Federation Noushad Ahmed Khan congratulated the organisers on successfully staging the championship and expressed the hope that Hyderabad would continue to host similar events in the future.
Other speakers included Deen Muhammad Keerio, Dr Muhammad Arif Hafeez, Shabbir Ahmed, Maryam Keerio, Muhammad Khalid, Dr Dilip Kumar and Humaira Rajput.
The participants described the championship as an important step towards promoting sepaktakraw and encouraging youth participation in sports across Sindh.