Expert nutritionists including Dr Tabeen Irfan, Prof M Naveed Babar and Dr Athar imparted very informative lectures through demos and videos about the significance of quality nutrition for athletes in the Modern Pentathlon coaching course organized by Punjab Modern Pentathlon Association with the collaboration of Sports Board Punjab at National Hockey Stadium on Wednesday.
Secretary Pakistan Modern Pentathlon Federation (PMPF) Zahoor Ahmed, SBP Chief Sports Consultant Hafeez Bhatti, District Sports Officer Rahimyar Khan M Ashfaq and a large number of players attended the course.
Two-time Olympic gold medallist and international Modern Pentathlon coach Abdel Rauf Hossameldin of Egypt also addressed the participants of course.
Expert nutritionist Dr Tabeen Irfan in her lecture informed the course participants about the usage, advantages and disadvantages of fats, carbohydrates, sugar etc. “An athlete must use fats, carbohydrates and sugar as per advice of an expert nutritionist otherwise he could face negative effects of the diet plan in the sports career,” she added.
Dr Tabeen Irfan highlighted the importance of a balanced diet and nutrition in a sports person’s career. She told the course participants about the suitable timing for an athlete to eat and drink before and after a match. She also taught the course participants about the suitable time for different exercises, warm ups and running etc.
Later, all the course participants also had group photographs with expert nutritionists and other notables.