Rawalpindi division girls table tennis team stunned strong Lahore team by 3-2 in the final of Under-16 Talent Hunt Programme Inter-Division Table Tennis Championship team event at Nishtar Park Sports Complex (NPSC) Gymnasium Hall on Wednesday.
Lahore team remained runners up while Sahiwal team finished third in the event organised under the auspices of Punjab Sports Department as part of Sports Board Punjab's Annual Sports Calendar Programme.
Dr Qurra-tul Ain was the Chief Guest on this occasion. Director Sports Yasmeen Akhtar, Punjab Table Tennis President Irfanullah Khan, Chief Sports Consultant Hafeez Bhatti, administrator NPSC Gymnasium Hall Mustafa Shah and other officials were also present on this occasion.
Dr Qurra-tul Ain distributed prizes among the top position holders. The participating male and female table tennis players and officials also had group photographs with the chief guest.
DG Sports Punjab Dr Asif Tufail also congratulated the winning team.
Earlier, in the first semi-final of the girls team event, Rawalpindi Division defeated Sahiwal by 3-0 and qualified for the final. In the second semi-final of girls, Lahore Division reached the final after defeating Multan by 3-1.
On the boys' side, Lahore defeated Multan by 3-1 in the first semi-final of the boys team event while in the second semi-final, Bahawalpur defeated Faisalabad a margin of 3-2 and qualified for the final.
Talking on this occasion, Dr Qurra-tul Ain said that the Under-16 Talent Hunt Programme is important for the development of sports. It is nice to witness great table tennis competitions between the participating teams. "Several talented players are emerging from the grass root level through inter-division competitions," she added.