Pakistan misses Asian boxing championship
Sports
May 25, 2021
KARACHI: Pakistan on Monday missed the Asian Boxing Championship due to flight issue. A nine-member national squad carrying seven male and two female boxers, was scheduled to feature in the continental event which began in Dubai on Monday.
âDue to travel ban on passengers from Pakistan, the national boxing team consisting of nine boxers (seven men and two women) accredited for the Asian Boxing Championship 2021 have not been able to depart for Dubai to participate in the top Asian event despite submission of special permission from the concerned government authorities of the UAE to participate in the subject championship,â Pakistan Boxing Federation (PBF) said.
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