The trials of various games started in all divisions of the province on Thursday for the selection of divisional male and female teams for upcoming 73rd Punjab Games on the directions of Director General Sports Punjab Muhammad Tariq Qureshi.
According to details, the swimming, archery trials were held in Lahore while a large number of male and female players participated in hockey, football, swimming, cycling, badminton, volleyball, athletics, wrestling trials in DG Khan on Thursday. Shooting and running trials were held in Gujranwala. Similarly, the trials of several other games have started in rest of the districts of the province.
Meanwhile, Director Admin Syed Umair Hassan also chaired an important meeting at National Hockey Stadium on Thursday to review the preparations and arrangements of 73rd Punjab Games scheduled to be held under the auspices of Sports and Youth Affairs Department Punjab at different venues of Nishtar Park Sports Complex from October 24 to 27, 2022.
The meeting was attended by Secretary Punjab Olympic Association (PbOA) Idris Haider Khawaja, Chief Sports Consultant SBP Hafeez Bhatti, Deputy Director Tariq Wattoo, Assistant Director Zahoor Ahmed, Assistant Director Youth Affairs Nazish Noor, PRO SBP Abdul Rauf Roofi, PSO to Sports Minister Mirza Nadeem, administrators of all venues of Nishtar Park Sports Complex and representatives of various sports associations.
Addressing the meeting, Director Admin Syed Umair Hassan said the mega event of 73rd Punjab Games will be organized to promote sports culture in the province especially backward areas. “The 73rd edition of Punjab Games will provide a suitable platform to talented male and female players of the province to showcase their talent,” he added.
Director Admin Syed Umair Hassan directed all the stakeholders to accelerate the preparations of their respective contingents for the grand event. “We are quite upbeat to find several potential athletes after the completion of these games,” he explained.