Pakistan Volleyball Federation looking for survival

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ISLAMABAD:
The Vice-President of the Pakistan Volleyball Federation (PVF),
Mohammad Afzal is confident of getting Rs 2.5 million from the Pakistan
Sports Board (PSB) to complete two upcoming international assignments.

“A
request for funds has been dispatched to the sports board’s director
general Amir Hamza Gilani so that we can prepare the national team for
the Asian Games,” he told APP here on Wednesday.

“We
are confident of getting Rs2.5 million from the PSB this time because
the special grant will ensure survival of the sport, which is largely
played in rural parts of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces,” he said.

The amount needed for the two training tours, he said, would give good exposure to the national squad.

Afzal,
also a former national player, revealed that Pakistan will also
participate in the Al-Rashid Cup slated to be held in Dubai in October
this year which will be a build-up training programme for the 16th Asian
Games to be held in Guangzhou, China, from Nov 12 to 27.”

The team would also participate in the third Asian Central Zone Volleyball Championship, scheduled to be held in Kolkata, India, from Sept 16 to 20. -APP

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