Director General Sports Punjab Adnan Arshad Aulakh inaugurated Independence Day Male and Female Inter-Division Archery Championship at a colourful ceremony at Bhurban Stadium, Murree on Friday. Director General Sports Punjab Adnan Arshad Aulakh also exhibited his archery skills on this occasion.
Prior to the championship matches, players of all the participating teams were introduced with Director General Sports Punjab Adnan Arshad Aulakh.
Director Sports Hafeez Bhatti, Divisional Sports Officer Rawalpindi Manzar Farid Shah, Divisional Sports Officer Multan Rana Nadeem Anjum, President Punjab Archery Association Malik Imran Liaqat, District Sports Officer Rawalpindi Shamas Tauheed Abbasi, Secretary Punjab Archery Association Amanullah Khan, Ghulam Abbas, hockey international player Kashif, coach Zahid were also present at the grand event.
As per results, Faisalabad division secured first position in Boys’ Team archery event while second position went to Sargodha followed by Rawalpindi division.
Talking on this occasion, Director General Sports Punjab Adnan Arshad Aulakh, who was the chief guest on this occasion, informed that over 80 male and female players including special players from all nine divisions are featuring in 70m Individual and 30m Team Events of Independence Day Archery Championship. He also awarded archery gear worth Rs 20 lakh to all nine divisional teams on this occasion.
Director General Sports Punjab Adnan Arshad Aulakh also announced to construct an Archery Stadium in Nishtar Park Sports Complex. “The winning team of Independence Day Male and Female Inter-Division Archery Championship will be awarded Rs one lakh prize,” he said.
Director General Sports Punjab Adnan Arshad Aulakh said Sports Board Punjab is providing best facilities to archery players. “The participation of spectators in Independence Day Male and Female Inter-Division Archery Championship is a big proof of popularity of this game”.
“The Independence Day Archery Championship will prove to be a golden opportunity for talented archers of the province. We are quite upbeat to find several talented male and female archery players from the Independence Day Archery Championship,” he added.
Director General Sports Punjab Adnan Arshad Aulakh further said young male and female players belonging to far-flung areas showed great archery passion which is enough to gauge its popularity among the young generation. “I’m quite
impressed to see such a large number of players taking part in Independence Day Archery Championship”.
President Punjab Archery Association Malik Imran Liaqat, on this occasion also announced to give a prize of Rs one lakh to victorious team. He thanked Director General Sports Punjab Adnan Arshad Aulakh for organizing Independence Day Male and Female Inter-Division Archery Championship in Murree. “This event is a big source of encouragement for young male and female archery players,” he added.