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History of the Asian Racing Federation

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IFBB WORLD JUNIOR A N D M A S T E R CHAMPIONSHIPS 2012

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Pakistan won Champions Trophy Bronze

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PAKISTAN WON CHAMPIONS TROPHY BRONZE

Pakistan earned its first medal at goals in the first half. India took penalty corner goal. It proved to a Champions Trophy since 2004 the quick 1-0 lead when VR be the game-winner as India put after topping India 3-2 in an Raghunath scored on a penalty in a penalty corner marker after even and hard-fought bronze corner just seven minutes into time expired to bring the final medal game. It is Pakistan's action. Pakistan had an answer score to 3-2.Australia made it seventh bronze medal at the when they got on the board with five in a row at the Champions

th 14 minutes left in the half. Trophy after earning a 2-1 win annual event and their 15 Muhammad Rizwan Sr. found against the Netherlands on overall. The loss leaves India himself alone at the top of the D home-turf in Melbourne. The still looking for its first medal and fired in a bullet of a shot to five consecutive medals extends since 1982, but nevertheless tie the game at one. Pakistan the Australian's record at the after a six-year absence at the took its first lead of the game top event and re-establishes them as Champions Trophy the fourth-open the second half scoring the men's hockey team to beat place finish can be considered a when Shafqat Rasool settled a after they missed out on gold at major success. The anticipation bouncing pass and hit it in from the Olympics. For the Dutch, the was high for the match as the point blank range to give the silver medal has a silver lining continental rivals were meeting Green Shirts the slim one-goal as it is an upgrade from their for their first Champions lead. India's strong defense in bronze finish the last two years. Trophy medal in years. The the second half came up big and Pakistans Shakeel Abbassi teams entered the game as equal kept Pakistan from extending declared as best player of the adversaries with a 6-6 all-time the lead further, keeping the tournament whi le Nicholas record at the Champions Trophy game a na il -b it ing affa ir. Wilson of New Zealand was the and were once again so evenly Muhammad Ateeq sealed the top scorer. And Netherland team matched that the game was too Pak istan win in the three got the fair play award of the close to call until the final horn minutes left in the game with a tournament.blew. The teams exchanged

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AMIR ATLAS KHAN PROFILE

S o n o f B r i t i s h A m a t e u r 2007, Aamir broke into the PSA top April, he became the youngest Championship runner-up Atlas 30, overtaking fellow countryman winner of the COAS International Khan and a nephew of the record Mansoor Zaman for the first time to title after beating compatriot Yasir eight-time World Open champion become the h ighes t - ranked Butt in the final in Islamabad. After Jansher Khan, Pakistan teenager Pakistani. Later in the month, he retaining the CAS International title Aamir Atlas Khan comes into reached his first PSA Tour event in June, he went on to win the Squash with an enviable pedigree. final at the NWFP International in country's biggest squash prize in But the 18-year-old from Peshawar his home city, where was beaten by November, the Pakistan Open. carries the hopes of his nation on his Zaman to finish as runner-up. In Seeded two, Aamir beat third seed shoulders as Pakistan looks to him August, Aamir claimed his maiden Mansoor Zaman in the semis, and to continue the success achieved by Tour title at the CAS International in then upset Pakistani favourite his uncle and a long line of Pakistani I s l a m a b a d , m a k i n g h i s Farhan Mehboob 8-11, 11-7, 11-5, greats before him. Aamir enjoyed a breakthrough in the semi-finals by 11-5 in the final of the 3-star event in highly successful junior career, upsetting top seed Ong Beng Hee Islamabad. The triumph brought his winning British Junior Open titles at before downing a second Malaysian PSA Tour title tally to four - in his U13 and U15 before going on to win Mohd Azlan Iskandar, the No2 seed, seventh final - and led to a mighty t h e A s i a n J u n i o r U 1 9 in five games in the final. The 15-place leap in the PSA world Championship crown in 2005, aged following year saw further Tour rankings to 16 in December.just 14! Two years later, in April success for Aamir on home soil: In

Career Wins / Losses:

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30th July 1990

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IFBB WORLD JUNIOR AND MASTER CHAMPIONSHIPS 2012The 2012 IFBB World Juniors old girls: Vlada Andrjuschenko, and Rafael Vera! This was one and Masters Championships Yul ia Pos t ika and Olga o f the most spectacular was an extraordinary event, Mogilnitska, with Aleksandra ca te go ry ! O r t he ma st er s with 25 categories (plus 6 Zhi lina, Kinga rkt i and women's bodyfitness over 45 ove ral ls) and 331 ath let es Ofelia Osan (all not older than years old: first time at the world passing through the stage. With 17) in the lower places. It means championsh ips and fu l l still growing popularity of these that this category, with 6 so semifinal with 15 ath letes ch am pi on sh ip s, th e e ve nt y oung par t ic ipants , was representing 12 countries! In should be divided to separate dominated by very young girls. 2011 there was one category j u n i o r s a n d m a s t e r s In many categories the battle on over 35 with 23 ladies. In championships. In the field of the stage was so tough and close Budapest , with two age masters, much longer line-ups that the final results were widely di vi si on s, th e nu mb er of in both women's masters body discussed and analyzed long athletes has raised to 43. The fitness classes as well as in after the contest. The quality of 2012 World Juniors and Masters m a s t e r s m e n ' s c l a s s i c masters athletes is so high was a very spectacular event bodybuilding and in all older nowadays, that even a medal at with very exciting battles in masters divisions over 50. In the the recen t wor ld men ' s most of the categories. Seven up to 163 cm class, Tatiana c h a m p i o n s h i p s d o e s n ' t panels of judges have been Kozuchova and Vanessa guarantee the success at the composed to score at the Lisziova performed technically world masters championships! Championships, so the judges advanced rout ines , taking And you can't say nothing about had the possibility to relax a bit places in the middle of the the older bodybuilders, over 65. but some key judges had been group in the routine round. But Th er e we re 12 of th em , working almost all the time: the biggest sensation happened including four former world chief judge Pawel Filleborn in the tall class where the top champions: Bernard Cooper, who lost his voice in the second three places went to 16-17 years Esmat Sadek, Manuel Valbuena day and had to be replaced by

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Mr. Erich Janner, indefatigable and details, having a Team of strong national team of Philippines stage judge Marco Teatini and experienced Hungarian officials may be a small surprise as this country judges secretary Ivan Penkov, and one petite but very efficient didnt participate neither at the who was distributing and young lady, his right hand Viola continental nor world championships collecting judges score sheets Vargha, who was bombed with this year. Winning three medals in from all judges panels all the time. all possible questions and problems to ta l, Ph il ippines showed that Bodybui ld ing compet i tors and was always supportive and bodybuilding is popular and at the performed a series of well- s m i l i n g ! high competitive level there. The practised poses designed to show Hungarian Federation had already other top countries are well-known as off their physique to best effect. org anized nearly 10 IFBB bodybuilding nests. IFBB Assistant But the judges are only looking c o n t i n e n t a l a n d w o r l d General Secretary Rauf Bunyataliyev for the competitor with the best championships in the past but this will visit this month the cities of overall size and shape, with one was the biggest and most Ulaan Baator (Mongolia), Almaty emphasis on four categories: demanding event. It closed the (Kazhajstan), in inspection trips for m u s c u l a r i t y, d e f i n i t i o n , 2012 IFBB very busy autumn upcoming international event projects proportion and symmetry. s eason and will be nicely for 2013. The international IFBB Spectators eagerly awaited the remembered for a long time. 25 sets calendar keeps growing and the final posedown, with the top of medals were distributed during incorporation o f skillful and competitors sharing the stage for the Championships. 30 countries experienced officials such as Rauf the final time before the results won medals but the gold medals Bunyataliyev and other key officials are announced. The posedown went to 18 countries from 3 are very important to guarantee the has no relevance in the final c o n t i n e n t s . B o s n i a a n d best success of the IFBB International scores. It was simply a chance for Herzegovina won its historical first Sport Program. The IFBB offers the bodybuilders to offer one final world championships gold medal. p r e s t i g i o u s o n l i n e c o u r s e s pe rf or ma nc e f or th e o ft en In 2nd Amateur Mr. Olympia internationally and on-site courses fasc inated and enthra l led Egypt won 3 gold medals but the through authorized national IFBB audience.Hungarian Federation next four golds went to four academies on du ty in ce rt ain President Istvan Huber prepared different countries: Iran, Kuwait, countries. the Championships in all aspects Oman and Philippines. Especially,

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of nominees from Japan, Hong Kong, Australia, India and New Zealand. In 2010 the

he first Asian Racing m e m b e r s ; a t t h e 9 t h M anagement Committee Conference was held in Conference (1970) Korea and approved amendments to the 1960 in Tokyo on the Turkey joined; at the 11th ARF Charter to expand the T

initiative of Count Todamasa ( 1 9 7 3 ) I n d o n e s i a a n d Executive Council , on a Sakai, President of the Japan Pakistan; at the 16th (1982) provisional basis, to include Racing Association and Mr U Bahrain; at the 22nd (1991) Singapore, South Africa and Chit Khine of the Rangoon Macau; at the 23rd (1993) the United Arab Emirates. The Tu r f C l u b . T h i s f i r s t South Africa; at the 24th Exe cut ive Council mee ts convocation was attended by (1 99 5) th e Un it ed Ar ab approximately four times a 69 delegates drawn from E m i r a t e s ; a t t h e 2 5 t h year. Burma, Hong Kong, Japan, Conference (1997) Mauritius; The ARF is formally linked M a l a y a , P h i l i p p i n e s , and at the 26th Conference w i t h t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l Singapore and Thailand. India (1999) Saudi Arabia; and at Federation of Horseracing intended to send a delegation the 27th Conference (2000) Authorities. Australia, Hong but logist ical problems Oman; and at the 28th Ko ng a nd J apa n ha ve prevented this from occurring. Conference (2001)Qatar. At permanent seats representing From those early days the the 28th conference, it was the ARF on the Executive Asian Racing Conferences decided to es tabl i sh a C o m m i t t e e o f t h e expanded rapidly, both in the permanent organization, the International Federation of number of delegates attending Asian Racing Federation. The Horse Racing Authorities, and an d i n t he si ze of th e objectives of the Federation the ARF also nominates one of geographical area covered. At have remained similar to those two rotational positions on the the 2nd Conference in 1961, drawn up by Count Sakai and IFHA Execut ive Counci l. Australia, India, New Zealand Mr Khine. Up until 2010 the IFHA Executive Council.and Sarawak became official Executive Council consisted

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