{"id":1763,"date":"2024-10-06T14:21:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-06T14:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesofpakistan.tv\/index.php\/2024\/10\/06\/pakistan-to-host-south-asian-cross-country-athletics-championship-next-month-3\/"},"modified":"2024-10-06T14:21:00","modified_gmt":"2024-10-06T14:21:00","slug":"pakistan-to-host-south-asian-cross-country-athletics-championship-next-month-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesofpakistan.tv\/index.php\/2024\/10\/06\/pakistan-to-host-south-asian-cross-country-athletics-championship-next-month-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan to host South Asian Cross Country Athletics Championship next month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"medium-insert-images ui-sortable medium-insert-active\">\n<figure contenteditable=\"false\">\n<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geo.tv\/assets\/uploads\/updates\/2024-10-03\/567148_2294264_updates.jpg\" alt=\"The sports arena is ready to host the South Asian &amp; National Cross Country Athletics Championships in Kohima, Nagaland, India, on March 25, 2022. \u2014 Facebook\/ @ Hillsnaga\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" class=\"\"\/><figcaption contenteditable=\"true\" class=\"\">The sports arena is ready to host the South Asian &amp; National Cross Country Athletics Championships in Kohima, Nagaland, India, on March 25, 2022. \u2014 Facebook\/ @ Hillsnaga<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>KARACHI: Pakistan will host the South Asian Cross Country Athletics Championship for the first time, with the event scheduled to take place on November 24 in Islamabad, officials confirmed on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The championship, a major milestone for athletics in Pakistan, will feature athletes from seven South Asian nations, including India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives. <\/p>\n<p>The Athletics Federation of Pakistan (AFP) confirmed that the government has granted clearance to all participating teams, including India&#8217;s, ensuring a smooth process for international participation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is a significant event for Pakistan&#8217;s sporting landscape,&#8221; an AFP official said, adding that the Pakistan Sports Board has also issued the necessary no objection certificate (NOC) for the event.<\/p>\n<p>Cross country running is a long-distance sport where individuals and teams compete over natural terrain. The courses typically range from 3 to 12 kilometers and often feature varied surfaces, including grass, dirt, and gravel, along with natural obstacles like hills and woodlands. Athletes are evaluated both on their individual performance and through a team-based points system.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geo.tv\/latest\/567148-pakistan-to-host-south-asian-cross-country-athletics-championship-next-month\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The sports arena is ready to host the South Asian &amp; National Cross Country Athletics Championships in Kohima, Nagaland, India, on March 25, 2022. \u2014 Facebook\/ @ Hillsnaga KARACHI: Pakistan will host the South Asian Cross Country Athletics Championship for the first time, with the event scheduled to take place on November 24 in Islamabad, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1761,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1763","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesofpakistan.tv\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1763","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesofpakistan.tv\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesofpakistan.tv\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesofpakistan.tv\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesofpakistan.tv\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1763"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/timesofpakistan.tv\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1763\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesofpakistan.tv\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1761"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesofpakistan.tv\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1763"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesofpakistan.tv\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1763"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesofpakistan.tv\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1763"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}