The National Athletics Championships of Pakistan is an annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Athletics Federation of Pakistan. Serving as the country's premier athletic event, it typically takes place in April and crowns the national champions across various disciplines in sports.
Events 22 events for men and 20 for women are held. Track running 100 metres, 200 metres, 400 metres, 800 metres, 1500 metres, 5000 metres, 10,000 metres Obstacle events 100 metres hurdles (women only), 110 metres hurdles (men only), 400 metres hurdles, 3000 metres steeplechase Jumping events Pole vault, high jump, long jump, triple jump Throwing events Shot put, discus throw, javelin throw, hammer throw Combined events Decathlon (men only), heptathlon (women only) Relay 4 × 100 metres relay, 4 × 400 metres relay Long events Marathon (men only), 20 km race walk (men only), 50 km race walk
Editions Year City 1948 Karachi 1950 Lahore 1952 Lahore 1954 Montgomery 1955 Dacca 1956 Lahore 1958 Peshawar 1960 Dacca 1962 Lahore 1963 Lahore 1964 Dacca 1965 Lahore 1966 Lahore 1967 Rawalpindi 1968 Dacca 1969 Peshawar 1970 Karachi 1971 Nawabshah 1972 Lahore 1973 Lahore 1974 Peshawar 1975 Lahore 1976 Karachi 1977 Peshawar 1978 Lahore 1979 Rawalpindi 1980 Karachi 1981 Peshawar 1982 Rawalpindi 1983 Hyderabad 1984 Faisalabad 1985 Islamabad 1986 Quetta 1987 Rawalpindi 1988 Karachi 1990 Peshawar 1991 Islamabad 1992 Lahore 1993 Quetta 1994 Islamabad 1995 Quetta 2009 Lahore 2010 Islamabad 2011 Lahore 2012 Islamabad 2013 Islamabad 2015 Islamabad 2016 Quetta 2017 Karachi 2018 Islamabad2019–2021 not held 2022 Lahore2023Attock
50th edition will take place in 2021 with 14 teams Pakistan Army, Pakistan Air Force (PAF), Pakistan Navy, Pakistan WAPDA, Pakistan Railways, Higher Education Commission (HEC), Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, Islamabad, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, FATA and Gilgit Baltistan.
Championships records Men EventRecordAthlete/TeamDatePlace400 m46.75Mehboob Ali10 May 2016Quetta110 m hurdles13.85 Mohsin Ali22 March 2012IslamabadHigh jump2.07 m Shehroz Khan18 November 2018IslamabadPole vault4.94 m Jaffar Ashraf6 Dezember 2023Attock4 × 100 m relay40.24Team ArmyMuhammad ShahbazLiaqat AliUbaid AliAhmad Uzair11 May 2016Quetta
Women EventRecordAthlete/TeamDatePlace5000 m19:04.0 Rabia Ashiq20 May 2012Islamabad10,000 m40:42.7 Rabia Ashiq21 April 2011LahoreJavelin throw44.78 m Parveen Akhtar6 July 2010Karachi
Mixed EventRecordTeamDatePlace4 × 400 m relay3:39.2 HEC TeamAmed SaeedSunaina MusawarFahad KhanRida Tariq6 Dezember 2023Attock
Notes
See also Athletics in Pakistan List of Pakistani records in athletics
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