ISLAMABAD: The National Men’s and Women’s Netball Championship under the auspices of Pakistan Netball Federation would be held here at the Pakistan Sports Complex from March 28. “Invitations were sent to 16 teams from all over the country to participate in the championship,” President of Pakistan Netball Federation (PNF) Mudassar Razzaq Arain told reporter here Sunday.
He said the participating teams include Pakistan Army, Railways, Pakistan Air Force, Pakistan Navy, Wapda, Police, Pakistan Inter Board, Higher Education Commission, Lahore Grammer School, Fata, LUMS, Gilgit Baltistan, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Islamabad.
“Wapda teams will defend their titles in the men’s and women’s event of the championship. The semifinals of the championship will be played on March 30 and the finals on March 31. Trophies, medals, certificates and other prizes will be distributed among the players of the winning teams at the end of the championship.”
He told players who would display top performance in the championship will be included in the national teams for international competitions.