Asif Khurshid of B.Com 1st. semester emerged new champion by winning the Islamia College annual Road Race held here on Tuesday.
The race which was flagged off at Nishat Bagh gate by Prof. GM Tibetbkal the Principal of the college, saw an encouraging participation of 127 students, who displayed enthusiasm during the course of the race. On duty staff of the college encouraged and boosted the morale of the runners enroute to the finish line at Duck Park, covering a distance of 5.7 kilometres. Asif Khurshid covered the distance in 16:47:21 minutes followed by Suhail Nisar of B Com 2nd Semester in17:23:47 and Muzaffer Hussain of BCA 3rd Semester in17:29:54 minutes. The 4th and 5th positions were grabbed by Parvaiz Ahmed Ganie and Masood Ahmed B. Com by clocking the timings of 18:20 23 and 18:45:11 minutes respectively. 
In a award ceremony at the end, the Principal while giving away the trophies to the five position holders, impressed upon the participants to inculcate a habit to actively participate in the games of their choice in and outside the college alongside their studies in order to be embodiments of sound minds in sound bodies. Prof. Abid Mirza convenor college sports committee, Dr. Muhammad Hanif and Dr. Nasreen Qureshi also spoke on the occasion.
Prof. Tanvir Khan presented the vote of thanks to participating students and the staff members for making the hassle free race a grand success.
The event was organised by the department of Physical Education of the college.
