Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Asadullah Faiz inaugurated the badminton summer training camp being organized under the auspices of Sports Board Punjab at Nishtar Park Sports Complex Gymnasium Hall here on Monday.
Director Sports Nadeem Qaiser, Deputy Director Sports Chand Perveen and District Sports Officer Lahore Tanveer Shah were also present on this occasion.
Around top 80 male and female players from different schools and colleges of the province are participating in the training camp. World Badminton Federation’s certified coaches Ms Zarina Waqar and Sajid Hussain are teaching basic playing techniques to young players in two sessions daily.
Secretary Youth Affairs and Sports Punjab Asadullah Faiz on this occasion announced that the Sports Board Punjab will provide playing kits, rackets and other equipment to top five boys and girls of the camp. “We are quite upbeat that several talented boys and girls will emerge from this training camp. Young players should take maximum benefit from the vast experience of top coaches,” he added.
Secretary Youth Affairs and Sports Punjab Asadullah Faiz further said, “We are promoting all games across the province so that a true sports culture can grow in all parts of the province”.
Meanwhile, Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Asadullah Faiz gave track suits, complete playing kits and monthly stipend to two young deserving tennis players Asad Zaman and Bismal at his office on Monday.
Punjab Lawn Tennis Association (PLTA) Secretary General Rashid Malik, Chief Sports Consultant Hafeez Bhatti and officials were also present on this occasion.
It is worth-mentioning that young Asad Zaman, who was a ball picker in his initial stages of the career, has been an U-14 Pakistan champion and won several other tennis tournaments and Bismal, who also has been considered among top U-12 players at provincial level, are attending Sports Board Punjab’s first-ever High Performance Tennis Training Camp at Punjab Tennis Academy, Bagh-e-Jinnah.
Talking on this occasion, Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Asadullah Faiz said that Asad Zaman and Bismal have demonstrated excellent performance in the High Performance Tennis Training Camp. “Both of the
players are highly talented and doing hard work in the camp under the supervision of qualified coaches. We hope that these young players will become top tennis stars in near future,” he added.