The U-16 Inter-District competitions of badminton, table tennis, athletics and archery were organized at different venues of Nishtar Park Sports Complex (NPSC) under the directions of Director General Sports Punjab Dr Asif Tufail on Friday.
Dr Qurra-tul Ain, Director Sports Yasmeen Akhtar and Director Youth Affairs/Divisional Sports Officer Rana Nadeem Anjum were the guests of honour on this occasion. They also witnessed the exciting competitions and praised the performance of young male and female athletes.
District Sports Officer Tanveer Shah, Assistant Director/Provincial Coach Zarina Waqar and Administrator NPSC Gymnasium Hall Mustfa Shah were also present at the sports venues.
More than 200 U-16 male and female athletes from four districts – Lahore, Qasur, Sheikhupura and Nankana Sahib participated in badminton, table tennis, athletics and archery competitions which are being organized as part of Sports Board Punjab’s Talent Hunt Programme for the preparation of Inter-Division Championships.
The badminton and table tennis events were held at NPSC Gymnasium Hall, athletics competitions at Punjab Stadium while archery competitions were organized at SBP Archery Centre. The participating male and female athletes also had group photographs with the guests of honour.