Pakistani Athletics Championships Explained

Sport:	Track and field
Country:	Pakistan
Founded:	1948

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]}

Events

22 events for men and 20 for women are held.

Track running

• 100 metres, 200 metres, 400 metres, 800 metres, 1500 metres, 5000 metres, 10,000 metres

Obstacle events

• 100 metres hurdles (women only), 110 metres hurdles (men only), 400 metres hurdles, 3000 metres steeplechase

Jumping events

• Pole vault, high jump, long jump, triple jump

Throwing events

• Shot put, discus throw, javelin throw, hammer throw

Combined events

• Decathlon (men only), heptathlon (women only)

Relay

• 4 × 100 metres relay, 4 × 400 metres relay

Long events

• Marathon (men only),20 km race walk (men only), 50 km race walk

Editions

Year	City
1948	Karachi
1950	Lahore
1952	Lahore
1954	Montgomery
1955	Dacca
1956	Lahore
1958	Peshawar
1960	Dacca
1962	Lahore
1963	Lahore
1964	Dacca
1965	Lahore
1966	Lahore
1967	Rawalpindi
1968	Dacca
1969	Peshawar
1970	Karachi
1971	Nawabshah
1972	Lahore
1973	Lahore
1974	Peshawar
1975	Lahore
1976	Karachi
1977	Peshawar
1978	Lahore
1979	Rawalpindi
1980	Karachi
1981	Peshawar
1982	Rawalpindi
1983	Hyderabad
1984	Faisalabad
1985	Islamabad
1986	Quetta
1987	Rawalpindi
1988	Karachi
1990	Peshawar
1991	Islamabad
1992	Lahore
1993	Quetta
1994	Islamabad
1995	Quetta
2009	Lahore
2010	Islamabad
2011	Lahore
2012	Islamabad
2013	Islamabad
2015	Islamabad
2016	Quetta
2017	Karachi
2018	Islamabad
2019–2021 not held
2022	Lahore
2023	Attock

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	Mehboob Ali	10 May 2016	Quetta	^[5]
110 m hurdles	13.85	Mohsin Ali	22 March 2012	Islamabad
High jump	2.07 m	Shehroz Khan	18 November 2018	Islamabad	^[6]
Pole vault	4.94 m	Jaffar Ashraf	6 Dezember 2023	Attock	^[7]
4 × 100 m relay	40.24	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	Rabia Ashiq	20 May 2012	Islamabad
10000 m	40:42.7	Rabia Ashiq	21 April 2011	Lahore	^[9]
Javelin throw	44.78 m	Parveen Akhtar	6 July 2010	Karachi	^[10]

Mixed

See also

• Athletics in Pakistan
• List of Pakistani records in athletics

Notes and References

1. Web site: National athletics from today. 3 April 2015.
2. Web site: Athletics Federation of Pakistan.
3. Web site: Athletics Federation to Hold Two National Cships in Sept, Oct.
4. Web site: AFP to conduct two national c'ships in Sept, Oct: Sahi. 15 July 2021.
5. News: Mehboob equals 400m record, Gohar beats Olympian Liaquat. The News International. 11 May 2016. 4 November 2016.
6. News: Army, WAPDA clinch men's, women's National Athletics titles. The News International. 18 November 2018. 30 August 2021.
7. Web site: Results from ASIA 2024 – 1. AAA. 15 January 2024. 30 January 2024.
8. News: 2016 Pakistani Championships – Men's Results. The News International. 11 May 2016. 30 August 2021.
9. News: WAPDA end Army's reign at National Athletics. Pakistan Today. 21 April 2011. 30 April 2021.
10. News: Wapda dominate athletics championships' opening day. The Express Tribune. Natasha Raheel. 7 July 2010. 30 April 2021.
11. Web site: Results from ASIA 2024 – 1. AAA. 15 January 2024. 30 January 2024.