The 3-day Lahore District Inter-Collegiate Sports Championship 2023 exploded into action under the auspices of Sports Board Punjab and Higher Education Department Punjab with a colourful opening ceremony at Punjab Stadium on Wednesday.
Secretary Higher Education Department Punjab Javed Akhtar Mahmood, Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Shahid Zaman and Director General Sports Punjab Muhammad Tariq Qureshi were the guests of honour on this occasion.
Director Sports Chand Perveen, DPI Colleges Ashiq Hussain, Director Colleges Shahzad Munawwar, Divisional Sports Officer Tariq Khanzada, Assistant Director Zahoor Ahmed, Assistant Director Shaista Qaiser, Assistant Director Zareena Waqar, Tehsil Sports Officer Lahore Nasir Malik and other officials were also present on this occasion.
Over 2,000 female athletes from 30 colleges of Lahore District participated in the athletics competitions on the first day of Inter-Collegiate Sports Championship. Female athletes and officials of all the participating colleges took part in march past in the opening ceremony.
The competitions of shot put, 100m race, 200m race and javelin throw were conducted on the opening day. In the 100m race, Sonia Farooq from Samanabad College got first position, Nabeeha Hussain of Model Town College finished second while Sadia of Township College remained third.
In the shot put event, the first position was taken by Sonia Farooq from Samanabad College while the next two positions went to Ambar of Township College and Noor Fatima of Baghwanpura College respectively.
Secretary Higher Education Department Punjab Javed Akhtar Mahmood, Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Shahid Zaman and Director General Sports Punjab Muhammad Tariq Qureshi distributed prizes among the top position holders of the event.
Secretary Higher Education Department Punjab Javed Akhtar Mahmood, Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Shahid Zaman and Director General Sports Punjab Muhammad Tariq Qureshi were also given shields at the inaugural ceremony.