LAHORE - The National Men Throwball Championship under the auspices of Pakistan Throwball Federation and in collaboration with Department of Sports and Youth Affairs Khyber Pakhtunkhwa kicked off on Thursday at Batakundi, Naran. Pakistan Throwball Federation Secretary Maqbool Arian said that 12 teams taking in the championship are Wapda, Police, Pakistan Navy, Culligan, Agha Khan Youth Sports Board, Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Islamabad, Azad Jamu and Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan. The semifinals and final of the championship would be played on August 7 while the trophies, medals and certificates will also be distributed at the concluding ceremony. The national men and women throwball championships were not played last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.