The training camps of Punjab’s male and female teams got underway at different venues of Nishtar Park Sports Complex (NPSC) on Thursday for the preparation of upcoming Inter-Provincial Quaid-i-Azam Games.
Director General Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Khizar Afzaal Chaudhry visited training camps of Punjab’s football, volleyball, taekwondo and other games where he was accompanied by Director Admin Dr M Kaleem, Director Sports Rana Nadeem Anjum, Deputy Director Zahoor Ahmed, Chand Perveen and other officials.
Talking on this occasion, Director General Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Khizar Afzaal Chaudhry said that Punjab’s 374 athletes are being trained at camps of 15 games under the supervision of expert coaches. “The expert coaches will polish the sports skills and improve their playing techniques at the training camps till December 11”.
Director General Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Khizar Afzaal Chaudhry further said that all the participants of training camps are being provided best facilities. “Punjab’s all teams have been selected on merit for the mega event of Inter-Provincial Quaid-i-Azam Games”.
Director General Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Khizar Afzaal Chaudhry said Punjab’s 374-member contingent will participate in the Inter-Provincial Quaid-i-Azam Games which are scheduled to take place at Islamabad from December 13 to 19.
The training camps of football (male/female) and athletics (m/f) are being conducted at Punjab Stadium, boxing, judo (m/f) at Body Contact Centre, hockey male at National Hockey Stadium pitch-I, female pitch-II, badminton (m/f), table tennis (m/f), volleyball (m/f) at NPSC Gymnasium Hall, squash (m/f) at Squash Complex Davis Road, kabaddi, karate (m/f), taekwondo (m/f), weightlifting and wrestling at Elite Training Centre and swimming at Punjab International Swimming Complex.