Pakistani Athletics Championships

The National Athletics Championships of Pakistan is an annual outdoor track and field competition organized by the Athletics Federation of Pakistan, which serves as the national championship for the sport in Pakistan. The championship is held normally in the month of April.[1][2]

Pakistani Athletics Championships
SportTrack and field
Founded1948
CountryPakistan

Events

22 events for men and 20 for women are held.

Track running
Obstacle events
Jumping events
Throwing events
Combined events
Relay
Long events

Editions
YearCity
1948Karachi
1950Lahore
1952Lahore
1954Montgomery
1955Dacca
1956Lahore
1958Peshawar
1960Dacca
1962Lahore
1963Lahore
1964Dacca
1965Lahore
1966Lahore
1967Rawalpindi
1968Dacca
1969Peshawar
1970Karachi
1971Nawabshah
1972Lahore
1973Lahore
1974Peshawar
1975Lahore
1976Karachi
1977Peshawar
1978Lahore
1979Rawalpindi
1980Karachi
1981Peshawar
1982Rawalpindi
1983Hyderabad
1984Faisalabad
1985Islamabad
1986Quetta
1987Rawalpindi
1988Karachi
1990Peshawar
1991Islamabad
1992Lahore
1993Quetta
1994Islamabad
1995Quetta
2009Lahore
2010Islamabad
2011Lahore
2012Islamabad
2013Islamabad
2015Islamabad
2016Quetta
2017Karachi
2018Islamabad
2019–2021 not held
2022Lahore


50th edition will take place in 2021 with 14 teams Pakistan Army, Pakistan Air Force (PAF), Pakistan Navy, Pakistan WAPDA, Pakistan Railways, Higher Education Commission (HEC), Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, Islamabad, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, FATA and Gilgit Baltistan.[3] [4]

Championships records

Men
Event Record Athlete/Team Date Place Ref
400 m 46.75 [lower-alpha 1] Mehboob Ali 10 May 2016 Quetta [5]
110 m hurdles 13.85 NR Mohsin Ali 22 March 2012 Islamabad
High jump 2.07 m NR Shehroz Khan 18 November 2018 Islamabad [6]
Pole vault 4.93 m NR Jaffar Ashraf 25 November 2022 Lahore [7]
4 × 100 m relay 40.24 [lower-alpha 2] Team Army
Muhammad Shahbaz
Liaqat Ali
Ubaid Ali
Ahmad Uzair		 11 May 2016 Quetta [8]

Women
Event Record Athlete/Team Date Place Ref
5000 m 19:04.0 h NR Rabia Ashiq 20 May 2012 Islamabad
10000 m 40:42.7 NR Rabia Ashiq 21 April 2011 Lahore [9]
Javelin throw 44.78 m NR Parveen Akhtar 6 July 2010 Karachi [10]

Notes
  1. recognised by World Athletics but not ratified by AFP
  2. recognised by World Athletics but not ratified by AFP

See also

References
  1. "National athletics from today". 3 April 2015.
  2. "Athletics Federation of Pakistan".
  3. "Athletics Federation to Hold Two National Cships in Sept, Oct".
  4. "AFP to conduct two national c'ships in Sept, Oct: Sahi". 15 July 2021.
  5. "Mehboob equals 400m record, Gohar beats Olympian Liaquat". The News International. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  6. "Army, WAPDA clinch men's, women's National Athletics titles". The News International. 18 November 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  7. "Results from ASIA 2023 – 03". AAA. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  8. "2016 Pakistani Championships – Men's Results" (PDF). The News International. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  9. "WAPDA end Army's reign at National Athletics". Pakistan Today. 21 April 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  10. Natasha Raheel (7 July 2010). "Wapda dominate athletics championships' opening day". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
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