The Inter-Division phase of Khelta Punjab Games titles of hockey (girls and boys), basketball (girls and boys), volleyball (boys) and kabaddi (boys) were decided on the fourth day at different venues of Nishtar Park Sports Complex on Sunday.
In hockey, Lahore division boys and girls hockey teams defeated Faisalabad by 5-2 and 5-1 respectively to clinch Khelta Punjab Games Inter-Division hockey titles at National Hockey Stadium on Sunday.
Director General Sports Punjab Khizar Afzaal Chaudhry and SP Headquarters Dr Bushara Jameel were the guests of honour. SP Dr Bushra Jameel gave a cheque of Rs 5 lakh to the winning Lahore Division team and awarded gold medals to players.
Director General Sports Punjab Khizar Afzaal Chaudhry awarded a cheque of Rs 3 lakh to runners up team Faisalabad and awarded the players to silver medals.
In Basketball Boys' final, Sargodha Division defeated Faisalabad Division by 68-53 while in Girls final, Lahore thrashed Multan by 44-10 margin.
Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Muzaffar Khan Sial and Director General Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Khizar Afzaal Chaudhry were the guests of honour at the final match. They watched the thrilling competition and later distributed medals and cheques among the winner and runners-up teams.
Director Admin Dr M Kaleem, Director Sports Rana Nadeem Anjum, Deputy Director Zahoor Ahmed, Ataur Rehman and other officials were also present on this occasion.
In Khelta Punjab Games Volleyball final, Faisalabad Division team stunned strong Lahore Division by 3-0 with a set score of 25-12, 25-14 and 25-18. Parliamentary Secretary Sports Anas Mahmood was the chief guest on this occasion. He distributed cheques and medals among the top performing players.
In Kabaddi title clash, Faisalabad Division defeated Sahiwal Division by a narrow margin of 47-46 in the last minute.
In football, Gujranwala division defeated Bahawalpur Division by 4-0 in the first semi-final at Punjab Stadium. Hassan scored two goals in 8th and 43rd minute while Tasawwar and Azan contributed one goal each in 55th and 89th minute respectively.
