Pakistan Wrestling Federation Explained

Pakistan Wrestling Federation
Abbrev:PWF
Sport:Amateur wrestling
Jurisdiction:Pakistan
Aff:United World Wrestling
Region:Asian Council of Associated Wrestling
Headquarters:Olympic House, 2 Hameed Nazami (Temple) Road, Lahore
President:Muhammad Abdul Mobeen
Chairman:Syed Aqil Shah
Secretary:Muhammad Riaz
Countryflag:Pakistan
Native Name:پاکستان ریسلنگ فیڈریشن

The Pakistan Wrestling Federation (PWF) is the national governing body of wrestling in Pakistan. It is responsible for overseeing the freestyle, Greco-Roman, pankration, beach, and belt styles of wrestling. Women's wrestling is also overseen by the PWF.[1]

The PWF was formed in Lahore in 1953. Muhammad Abdul Mobeen is the current president of the federation.

Affiliations

The federation is affiliated with:

Affiliated associations[4]

National Championship

The Pakistan Wrestling Championship organizes the National Wrestling Championship, with its first three editions being held in 1948, 1950, and 1952, respectively, even before the federation's inception. The most recent (65th) edition took place at the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore on 18 and 19 December 2021,[5] with WAPDA retaining its title with seven gold and two silver medals, with Army and Railways finishing second and third, respectively.[6]

Wrestling is also a regular part of the biannual National Games of Pakistan.[7] [8]

Controversies

Pakistani wrestlers miss Asian Wrestling Championships after landing at the wrong airport. The Pakistani wrestlers, including Commonwealth Games Bronze medalist Inayat Ullah, Mohammad Bilal, and Nouman Zaka, along with coach Ghulam Fareed, missed the Asian Wrestling Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan. They landed at the wrong airport, Almaty International Airport, and were deported to Dubai after being denied a visa-on-arrival, which is only issued at Astana. The Pakistan Wrestling Federation (PWF) faced yet another dark day as all four members missed their scheduled matches, despite efforts to help them reach their destination from Dubai.[9] [10]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pakistan Wrestling Federation . 2022-08-18 . . en.
  2. Web site: Welcome to Pakistan Olympic Association . 2022-08-18 . Pakistan Olympic Association.
  3. Web site: Pakistan Sports Board, Islamabad . 2022-08-18 . Pakistan Sports Board.
  4. Web site: 2017-09-05 . Aqil Shah retains Chairman Pakistan Wrestling Federation . 2022-08-18 . Associated Press of Pakistan.
  5. Web site: 2021-12-19 . 65th Senior National Wrestling C’ship kicks-off at UVAS . 2022-08-18 . . en-US.
  6. Web site: 65th national wrestling championship wapda ki team ka apnay aizaz ka difa . 2022-08-18 . . en-US.
  7. Web site: National Games 2019 . 2022-08-18 . nationalgames2019.pk.
  8. Web site: Pakistan Sports Board, Islamabad . 2022-08-18 . Pakistan Sports Board.
  9. Web site: Desk . Sports . 2023-04-14 . Pakistani wrestlers miss Asian Wrestling Championships after landing at the wrong airport . 2023-04-19 . Pakistan Observer . en-US.
  10. Web site: Pak wrestlers deported from Almaty, miss Asian event . 2023-04-19 . www.thenews.com.pk . en.

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