The Under-16 Talent Hunt Programme Inter-Division Athletics Championship concluded at Punjab Stadium on Sunday.
Hundreds of male and female athletic players from all divisions are participating in the Annual Sports Calendar Programme event organised under the banner of Punjab Sports Department.
Director General Sports Punjab Dr. Asif Tufail was the chief guest at the closing ceremony. DG Sports Punjab Dr. Asif Tufail distributed prizes among the top performing players.
Bahawalpur Division, with 49 points, bagged the first position in Under-16 Talent Hunt Programme Inter-Division Athletics Championship.
Faisalabad division stood second with 41 points while Lahore division won the third position with 31 points followed by Sargodha Division with 28 points.
Talking on this occasion, Director General Sports Punjab Dr. Asif Tufail said that new talented players are emerging from inter-division competitions. He congratulated the successful players and their team officials.
Director General Sports Punjab Dr. Asif Tufail said that Under-16 Talent Hunt Programme has great significance in the development of sports across the province. "Sports Board Punjab will continue to organize such events for the development of sports in all parts of the province".
Director General Sports Punjab Dr. Asif Tufail further said that such sports events provide a suitable platform to young players from all areas of Punjab to showcase their skills.
Director Sports Yasmin Akhtar, Director Youth Affairs Rana Nadeem Anjum, all Divisional Sports Officers of Punjab, Deputy Director Ata-ul-Rehman, Deputy Director Chand Perveen, Chief Sports Consultant Hafeez Bhatti and other other officials were also present on this occasion.
The exciting competitions of Under-16 Talent Hunt Programme Inter-Division Athletics event were held at Punjab Stadium where young athletes offered wonderful performances in multiple athletics contests.
On the other hand, the thrilling matches of Under-16 Talent Hunt Programme Inter-Division Girls/Boys Badminton Championship is under way at NPSC Gymnasium Hall. This championship will continue till January 10.
Following are the athletics results on the last day,
In the 400m girls race, Rimsha Ishaq of Lahore left behind all the sprinters with the timing of 1.15.81. The next two positions in this event were taken by Fajar Fatima of Rawalpindi (1.16.41) and Swera Siraj of Faisalabad (1.18.00).
In the 400m boys event, M Shahbaz of Bahawalpur exhibited excellent stamina and was declared a winner with a time of 53.40 followed by Sohail Akhtar of Faisalabad (54.56) and Arif of Sahiwal (58.16).