Karachi: Yet another honour for prominent sports patron Syed Wasim Uddin Hashmi of Pakistan, who has been elected as Vice President of the Kurash Federation of South Asia. Representatives of Kurash Federations of India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Nepal took part in the conference. Those who participated in the meeting voted to open the South Asian Kurash Federation and approve its Charter. After that, the governing body of the new organization was formed. The President of the Indian Kurash Association, Mr Dharmendra Malhotra, was unanimously elected as the President of the South Asian Kurash Federation. Ravi Kapoor was elected as the first vice-president, Humayun Kabir (Bangladesh), Ananda Peris (Sri Lanka), Syed Wasim Uddin Hashmi (Pakistan), Dhurba Raj Neuapane (Nepal) as vice-presidents of the South Asian Kurash Federation. Nepal Kurash Association SG Pratiksha Kharel will also act as Secretary General of the new organization. Lal Singh from India will be the Technical Director and Ankush Nagar as the Treasurer. Secretary General of the Kurash Confederation of Asia-Oceania, Mr. Farrukh Saidkulov was also present. Earlier, the first point raised at the conference was that the South Asian Kurash Championship was planned to be held in Dhaka, Bangladesh on March 17-18 this year. However, due to organizational and other reasons, the time of this championship was changed by themselves. Commenting on this matter, the President of the Bangladesh Kurash Federation Mr. Humayun Kabir offered to hold the championship in July or August this year at a convenient time for everyone. The matter was duly studied and it was agreed that a final decision would be made soon.

The Director of the International Kurash Association Referee Committee, Mr. Ravi Kapoor noted that kurash federations should be established in countries like Maldives and Bhutan.

Published in The Daily National Courier, March, 21 2023

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