Pakistan is set to field a 246-member contingent, including 234 athletes and officials and 12 contingent officials, in the Asian Games which will begin in Japan from September 19.
The nation will feature in 23 disciplines in the quadrennial spectacle which will run until October 4.
Pakistan Olympic Association’s (POA) senior vice-president Fatima Lakhani will serve as chef de mission.
The contingent will travel to Japan in different groups according to the schedules of their respective sports teams, with all participating teams and officials arriving in Aichi-Nagoya in accordance with their confirmed travel arrangements.
Following the conclusion of their respective competitions, the sports contingents will return to Pakistan as per their confirmed flight schedules.
Athletics: Ansar Abbas, Arshad Nadeem, Khoula Omer Khan, Muhammad Yasir, Shajar Abbas, Noreen Hussain, Faiqa Riaz (all athletes), Sajjad Ahmad Khan, Salman Iqbal Butt, Seemi Rizvi (all officials);
Badminton: Mahoor Shahzad, Muhmmad Ali Larosh (both athletes), Raja Azhar Mahmood (official);
Boxing: Fatima Zahra, Irfan Khan, Maria, Sumama Rehman (all athletes), Muhammad Tariq, Muhammad Nasir Ijaz Tung, Muhammad Liaquat (officials);
Cricket (men): Abrar Ahmed, Ahmad Daniyal Latif, Akif Javed, Ali Raza, Chaudhry Saad Masood, Maaz Ahmad Sadaqat, Muhammad Waseem, Saim Ayub, Sufyan Moqim, Syed Muhammad Abdul Samad, Usman Khan, Sahibzada Farhan Ullah, Muhammad Hassan Nawaz, Arafat Ahmed Minhas, Haider Ali (all athletes), Imran Ullah, Usman Hashmi, Muhammad Tahir, Ashley Allan Noffke, Mansoor Amjad, Michael James Hesson (all officials);
Cricket (women): Aliya Riaz, Ayesha Zafar, Eyman Fatima, Gull Feroza, Humna Bilal, Momina Riasat, Nashra Sundhu, Shawaal Zulfiqar, Eman Naseer, Umme Hani, Saira Jabeen, Tasmia Rubab, Tuba Hassan, Muneeba Ali Siddiqui, Fatima Sana Khan (allathletes), Abdul Majeed, Abdul Rehman Aslam, Ayesha Ashhar, Imran Farhat, Tehreem Sumbal, Umaid Asif, Wahab Riaz, Waleed Ahmad (all officials);
Equestrian: Usman Khan (athlete), Haseeb Minhas, Romain Michel Armel Guegan (both officials);
Esports: Falak Sher Memon, Hasnain Rahman, Muhammad Huzaifa, Shayan Asad, Syed Sameer, Adeel Ahmad, Ahmed Shahid, Atif Ijaz (all athletes), Usman Tariq (official);
Fencing: Abdul Musawir, Baryal Khan, Muhammad Nauman Ejaz, Muhammad Waqas, Muhammad Yaseen Khan (all athletes)
Muhammad Irfan Sheeraz, Nazar Abbas Bhatti (both officials);
Hockey: Abdul Waheed Ashraf Rana, Adeel Latif, Afraz, Ahmad Nadeem, Ali Raza, Ammad Shakeel Butt, Ghazanfar Ali, Moin Shakeel, Muhammad Abdullah, Muhammad Hammad Udin Anjum, Waqar, Muhammad Sufyan Khan, Muhammad Ammad, Umar Mustafa, Abdul Manan, Abu Bakar Mahmood, Abdul Hannan Shahid, Abdul Rehman, Zikriya Hayat, Arshad Liaqat (all athletes), Sultan Ashraf, Muhammad Adnan Zakir, Herman Kruis, Bob Johan Veldhof, Christopher John Bowen, Sohail Gill (all officials);
Kabaddi: Afaq Khan, Bilal Khan, Faizan Ali, Farhan Ali, Mudassar Ali, Muhammad Qasim, Muhammad Umair Naseem, Muhammad Usman Arshad, Muhammad Zohaib Niaz, Shoaib Mumtaz Ali, Akhlaq Ahmed, Usman Ahmad, Rahat Maqsood Ali (all athletes), Muhammad Asghar (official);
Mixed Martial Arts: Asim Khan (athlete), Dilawar Khan Sanan (coach),
Rowing: Asad Iqbal (athlete), Abdul Rehman (official);
Sailing: Mehboob, Muzammil Hassan, Nadine Xerxes Avari, Rashid Nazir (all athletes), Xerxes Byram Avari, Ilias Mylonas (officials);
Shooting: Ghulam Mustafa Bashir, Imam Haroon, Kishmala Talat, Muhammad Farrukh Nadeem, Muhammad Shabbir, Muhammad Umer Farooq, Muhammad Uzman, Usman Chand, Fazal Ul Bari (all athletes), Rabia Kabir, Sadiq Umar (both officials);
Soft tennis: Fizza Ali, Hamza Ahmed Saeed Arain, Hussain Ahmed Saeed Arain, Kainaat Zulfiqar Shallwani, Muhammad Ali, Muhammad Rayyan Khan, Rafae Bashir, Sabrina Khan, Syeda Eraj Batool Zaidi, Syeda Tahreem Naushad, Elia Nousheen Malik (athletes), Jamsheed Issa, Muhammad Khalid, Saeed Ahmed Arain (all officials);
Squash: Mohammad Hamza Khan, Muhammad Ashab Irfan, Nasir Iqbal, Noor Zaman, Mahnoor Ali, Mehwish Ali, Sehrish Ali, Sana Bahadar (all athletes), Amir Nawaz, Fahim Gul Khan, Sher Bahadar (officials);
Swimming: Hamza Asif, Hareem Malik, Mishael Aisha Hyat Ayub (swimmers), Saeed Ahmed Khan (team leader),
Table tennis: Abdal Muhammad Khan, Aleena Khan, Kalsoom Khan, Muhammad Shah Khan, Muhammad Taimur Khan, Nosheen Aslam, Fatima Khan, Taha Bilal (all athletes), Abbas Amjad Khan, Ejaz Ali (both officials);
Taekwondo: Hamzah Omar Saeed, Shahzaib Khan, Zena Sheraz, Ameer Hamza, Omar Saeed (all athletes), Seongoh Choi, Yousef Karami (both officials);
Tennis: Aisam Ul Haq Qureshi, Aqeel Khan, Mahin Aftab Qureshi, Muhammad Shoaib, Muzammil Murtaza, Ushna Suhail (all athletes), Muhammad Haseeb Aslam, Chaudry Muhammad Ziauddin Tufail (both officials),
Triathlon: Anisha, Sana Arif, Mohid Sadiq Lone, Muhammad Mustaghis Noor (allathletes), Abdul Ghaffar Gujjar, Ali Hassan, Asghar Ali (all officials);
Volleyball: Afaq Khan, Jabran, Fahad Raza, Hamid Yazman, Khizar Hayat, Muhammad Hamad, Abu Bakar Siddique, Muhammad Yahya, Murad Jehan, Murad Khan, Musawer Khan, Usman Faryad Ali, Saeed Ahmed Khan Sady (allathletes), Kashif Mansoor, Muhammad Salman, Naseer Ahmed, Muhammad Suleman Amin, Luis Alberto Toribio Gutierrez (officials);
Wrestling: Inayat Ullah, Muhammad Abdullah, Muhammad Gulzar, Noman Zaka (all athletes), Muhammad Arshad Sattar (official);
Wushu: Amin Ullah, Komal Emmanuel, Zaib Hasnain, Sadam Hussain (all athletes), Ambreen Iftikhar (official)
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