The exciting district level competitions of Chief Minister Punjab Summer Games continued at different venues of Nishtar Park Sports Complex under the auspices of Punjab Sports Department on Tuesday.
Parliamentary Secretary Sports Anas Mahmood was the chief guest at kabaddi matches at the Punjab Stadium. District Sports Officer Lahore Tanveer Abbas Shah and other officials were also present on this occasion. Director Admin Dr M Kaleem was the chief guest at the hockey event. Director Sports Rana Nadeem Anjum and other officials were also present on this occasion.
Chief Minister Punjab Summer Games kabaddi event exploded into action with a major upset when Kasur shocked strong Lahore team in a thrilling encounter at Punjab Stadium. Exhibiting wonderful kabaddi skills, Kasur players stunned Lahore by a narrow margin of 35-30 points. In another kabaddi clash, Nankana Sahib outplayed Sheikhupura 25-15 points.
In Chief Minister Punjab Summer Games volleyball event, Sheikhupura district volleyball team trounced strong Lahore outfit by 2-0 with the set score of 25-14 and 25-21. Earlier, in the first match, Lahore thrashed Nankana Sahib by 2-0 with the set score of 25-22 and 25-24. In another match of volleyball event, Sheikhupura toppled Nankana Sahib by 2-0 (25-11 and 25-7).
In Chief Minister Punjab Summer Games hockey event, Lahore Boys’ hockey team routed Nankana Sahib by a huge margin of 13-2. Lahore striker Akash was the top performer of the match with 5 goals.
Lahore Girls’ hockey team defeated Nankana Sahib by a big difference of 11-0. Forward Shariqa stole the show with 5 goals, Laiba Yasmeen struck 2 goals while Shiza, Urwa, Amna and Ayza contributed one goal each for the winning team.
Director General Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Khizar Afzaal Chaudhry in a statement on Tuesday said that the Inter-District competitions of Chief Minister Punjab Summer Games are being organised in all the districts of the province quite successfully. “Several budding athletes from all parts of the province are in action in different games and we are pretty confident to enhance our pool of talented athletes and find some potential players for our future important sports events”.
Director General Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Khizar Afzaal Chaudhry said that Punjab will field strong teams in the next edition of National Games. “Punjab Sports Department is taking all possible measures for the promotion of sports culture across the province”.
