Athletic national team’s head coach Sakhizada dies

KABUL (Pajhwok): The head coach of athletic national team, Ahmad Feroz Sakhizada, passed away due to a hemorrhagic stroke in Iran on Saturday.

The Afghanistan Athletics Federation (AAF) confirmed the death of Sakhizada on its Facebook page.

It said: “Sakhizada held a bachelor’s degree in physical training and sports. He was a professional trainer of the athletics federation and had served for 30 years.”

He participated as a coach in Asian Games hosted by Iran a week ago and was living in Iran with his family for last few months.

The Afghanistan Athletics Federation called his death a great loss for Afghanistan sports.

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