The male and female badminton trials for the selection of Sports Board Punjab (SBP) team for Inter-Provincial Quaid-e-Azam Games were held at Nishtar Park Sports Complex Gymnasium Hall on Tuesday.
Director General Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Khizar Afzaal Chaudhry was the chief guest of the trials. Director Admin Dr M Kaleem, Director Sports Yasmeen Akhtar, Deputy Director Zahoor Ahmed, Administrator NPSC Gymnasium Hall Mustafa Shah were also present on this occasion.
Talking on this occasion, Director General Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Khizar Afzaal Chaudhry said that the players are being selected on merit for Inter-Provincial Quaid-e-Azam Games. “After the trials, the training camps will be set up for the top level training of selected players,” he added.
Director General Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Khizar Afzaal Chaudhry further said that a 374-member Punjab contingent will participate in the Quaid-e-Azam Games which are scheduled to take place at Islamabad in the last week of December 2024. “The male and female U-22 athletes from all divisions of the province are keenly taking part in these trials”.
Badminton trial results:
Selected players of SBP women badminton team: Romessa Faisal, Khadija Manzoor, Hamna, Nibras, Roshanay, Amna Akhtar, Tasmia and Kanzul Eman.
Karate Women results
Individual kata:
Mehreen (Lahore)
Team kata:
Mehreen (Lahore), Esha Mazhar (Lahore), Nazish (Lahore)
Below 45kg:
Mehreen (Lahore)
Below 50kg:
Wanisa (Rawalpindi)
Below 61kg:
Humna (Rawalpindi)
Below 68kg:
Ushna (Faisalabad)
Above 68kg:
Areesha (Sahiwal)
Team kumite:
Mehreen (Lahore), Noor ul Nain (Lahore), Ushna (Faisalabad), Humna (Rawalpindi).
Taekwondo trial results
Boys’ team:
-58kg: Tayab Sarwar, Abuzar
-68kg: Rohan Arshad, Bilal Malik
-80kg: Akmal Mehmood, Shahwaiz
+87kg: Meer Subhani, Rohan Zia
Girls’ team:
-49kg: Eman Zara, Zaryab
-57kg: Kashaf, Mayrish
-67kg: Ninal Najaf, Samina Shehzadi
-73kg: Zartasha, Qanoot
Phoomsae recognize
Boys: Abdullah Azam, Bilal Malik
Girls: Sundas Zara, Meerab Asghar.
Creative phoomsae:
Boys: Tayab Sarwar, Amish Tanveer
Girls: Kashaf Saqib, Saudah Anwar.