The grand opening ceremony of Rising Punjab Games 2024 will be organized at the National Hockey Stadium on January 18 (Thursday).
Adviser to Chief Minister Punjab on Sports and Youth Affairs Wahab Riaz, several Punjab Cabinet members will be the guests of honour on this occasion.
Besides them, Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Raja Jahangir Anwer and Director General Sports Punjab Dr Asif Tufail, top sports figures and other notables will also attend the mega inaugural ceremony.
It is worth-mentioning that more than 950 male and female players from all divisions of the province will participate in the competitions of six games during Rising Punjab Games.
The inter-division competitions of two games - hockey and volleyball will be conducted from January 18 to 22 in the first phase of Rising Punjab Games. The competitions of football and badminton will be organised from January 23 to 27 in the second phase while in the third phase, the events of athletics and table tennis will be conducted from January 30 to February 2.