Islamabad, March 22, 2022 (PPI-OT):
Dear Media Friends,
It gives me immense pleasure to inform that with the collaboration and support of World Athletics (WA) Athletics Federation of Pakistan (AFP) organized its 1st women Technical Officials Education and Certification System (TOECS) Level – I course from 18-22 March 2022 at PSB Coaching Centre Lahore.
It is the 1st time in the history of Pakistan Athletics that we have conducted TOECS course exclusively for women technical officials. Duration of the course was 05 days and it concluded today on 22 March 2022. Maj Gen (R) Muhammad Akram Sahi, HI (M), SI (M), President Athletics Federation of Pakistan / Vice President Asian Athletics Association distributed Certificates among the participants of course and appreciated the women who came from far-flung area of Pakistan to attend the course.
The main purpose to organize the course was to increase the number of qualified women technical officials in the country and to enhance their knowledge / skills. Seventeen (17) women technical officials namely Shabana Khattak, Sadaf Siddiqui, Sumera Hussain, Shakila Rehman, Shagufta Akhtar Khan, Shabana Shaikh, Shabana Kousar, Sadia Sanaullah, Rahat Nawaz, Nasreen Fakhra, Maria Maratab, Mafia Parveen, Kaneez Sughra, Fozia Shaheen Mughal, Beenish Amin, Attia Maqbool and Abida Changezi from the Associations and Departments affiliated with AFP attended the Course.
World Athletics had approved Wing Commander (R) Pervaiz Saeed Mir as Lecturer to conduct this course. President of National Athletics Association of Technical Officials (NAATO) Mr. Tariq Mehmood Sidhu was nominated as Course Secretary whereas Mr. Khurshid Akhtar Butt performed as, Coordinator of the Course.
The course will contribute a lot in the promotion of athletics at different levels and the qualified women technical officials will be eligible to attend TOECS Level – II course. They will have chance to perform duties in the National and International Athletics Competitions.
For more information, contact:
Athletics Federation of Pakistan (AFP)
Website: http://www.afp.com.pk/welcome.php