Sports Board Punjab (SBP), on the directions of Director General Sports Punjab Pervez Iqbal, organized Independence Day badminton, table tennis and volleyball competitions at Nishtar Park Sports Complex (NPSC) Gymnasium Hall on Tuesday.
Director Admin Dr M Kaleem and Director Sports Yasmeen Akhtar were the guests of honour on this occasion. Chief Sports Consultant Hafeez Bhatti, Administrator NPSC Gymnasium Hall Mustfa Shah, Zareena Waqar and other officials were also present on this occasion.
In Independence Day boys’ badminton event, Punjab Green defeated Punjab White by 4-1 margin. Danial Iftikhar, M Bilal, M Ahmed and Nasr Mohayyuddin were the prominent performers for the winning team.
In the girls' badminton event, Punjab White edged out Punjab Green by a set score of 3-2. Noorunissa, Hamaael Aftab, Yashaf Iqbal and Amna Muqeem won huge appreciation for their magnificent performance in the event.
The Independence Day badminton matches were conducted under the supervision of senior coaches Zareena Waqar and Sajid Hussain.
In Independence Day boys’ table tennis competition, Quaid team toppled Allama Iqbal team by 3-1 difference. Syed Rehan and Abdullah Malik stole the show through their match winning performances.
On the girls’ side, Allama Iqbal team trounced Quaid team by 3-1 margin. In this event, the major performances came from Masooma, Anmol and Arshia. Senior coaches Yasir Bhatti and Waheed Raza supervised the proceedings of Independence Day table tennis competitions.
In the Independence Day boys’ volleyball event, Punjab White defeated Punjab Blue by 3-2 margin at the same venue.
Later, Director Admin Dr M Kaleem and Director Sports Yasmeen Akhtar distributed prizes and medals among the winners and runners up teams. All the participating male and female players and officials of Independence Day badminton, table tennis and volleyball competitions had group photos with the guests of honour on this occasion.