KARACHI : Four Pakistani women who are real sisters will represent Pakistan at the Asian Power-lifting and Bench Press Men and Women Championship that is going to be held in Dubai in this month.
One of the four sisters Twinkle became the first Pakistani woman who won a medal at the Asian Power-lifting championship in 2015, After her achievement her other three sisters begin their careers as power-lifters and weightlifters.
Twinkle ,Maryam, Sybil, and Veronika are all a part of the nine-member female squad for the championship, which in itself is another record for Pakistan, as the biggest female contingent from the country had been of seven girls at the 2016 South Asian Games.
She will be competing in the 72 kg event giving her space to her sister Maryam who will go on to participate in the seniors category, while twinkle will stay in the juniors’ event.
Sybil will compete in seniors’ 52kg event, whereas the youngest Veronika will make her international debut in the U16, 47kg event.
there is record holder Saniha Ghafoor in the senior and junior 57kg, having the toughest draw to get through, while Karachi’s first weightlifter and powerlifter Rabia Shehzad will participate in the junior 52kg event.
Nadia Maqsood will be in the 72kg senior event, whereas Rabia Razzaq will compete in the 84kg category and the coach Malik and Nuzhat Jabeen will take part in the master II category event which is for athletes ranging from 50-59 years of age.
