Director General Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Khizar Afzaal Chaudhry inaugurated district level competitions of Chief Minister Punjab Summer Games at an impressive opening ceremony under the auspices of Punjab Sports Department at Nishtar Park Sports Complex Gymnasium Hall on Monday.
Director Sports Rana Nadeem Anjum, Director Admin Dr M Kaleem, Deputy Director Youth Affairs Shaista Qaiser, Assistant Director Bilal Akram, Chief Sports Consultant Hafiz Bhatti, District Sports Officer Lahore Tanveer Shah, Administrator NPSC Gymnasium Hall Sufi Abdul Sattar and other officials participated in the inaugural ceremony.
More than 300 male and female players from Lahore, Kasur, Nankana Sahib and Sheikhupura also participated in the opening ceremony. Director General Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Khizar Afzaal Chaudhry also witnessed opening days’ badminton matches at NPSC Gymnasium Hall.
Director Sports Rana Nadeem Anjum presented souvenirs to chief guest Director General Sports Punjab Khizar Afzaal Chaudhry and Director Admin Dr M Kaleem on this occasion. Director General Sports Punjab Khizar Afzaal Chaudhry was also introduced with all the participating athletes from Lahore, Kasur, Nankana Sahib and Sheikhupura who also had group photographs with the chief guest.
While addressing the inaugural ceremony, Director General Sports Punjab Khizar Afzaal Chaudhry said that the hockey, kabaddi, volleyball and kabaddi competitions of Chief Minister Punjab Summer Games have started in all districts of the province. “Prior to district level competitions, as many as 10,000 players participated in the trials from all tehsils of the province”.
Director General Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Khizar Afzaal Chaudhry said that the winning players from district level competitions will participate in inter-division competitions of Chief Minister Punjab Summer Games. “The winning players from Chief Minister Punjab Summer Games will be given scholarships from Sports Endowment Fund. They can also become a part of Punjab teams for the next edition of National Games”.
Director General Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Khizar Afzaal Chaudhry further informed that Punjab Sports Department will also organize next edition of Khelta Punjab Games at a bigger level in the due course of time. “The district level competitions of Chief Minister Punjab Summer Games will continue till June 5,” he added.
Director General Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Khizar Afzaal Chaudhry said that the basic purpose of these games is to find talented athletes from all parts of the province. He urged the male and female athletes to exhibit their true sports potential in these games so that they can be given opportunities in the bigger national and international sports events.
Director General Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Khizar Afzaal Chaudhry further said that more sports disciplines will be included in the next phase of Chief Minister Punjab Summer Games. “Chief Minister Punjab Summer Games are an ideal platform for emerging athletes of the province to demonstrate their hidden sports talent”.
CM Summer Games results:
Girls hockey:
Lahore beat Kasur 9-0 (Shariqa struck four goals while Aliya, Amna, Ayza, Urwa and Laraib netted one goal each for winning team.
Badminton Team Event Boys results:
Lahore beat Kasur by 3-0
1st Single: Hussain Shahzad (Lahore) beat Iftikhar Ahmad (Kasur) by 21-5, 21-8
1st Double: Tahir & Haroon (Lahore) beat Ifrikhar & Abu Bakar (Kasur) by 21-9, 21-12
2nd Single: Tahir Subhani (Lahore) beat Usman (Kasur) by 21-6, 21-8
Sheikhupura beat Nankana Sahib by 3-2
1st Single: Hashim Talha Khan (Sheikhupura) beat Zohaib Rasti (Nanakana Sahib) by 21-6, 21-11
1st Double: M Umar & Zohaib (Nankana Sahib) beat Hashim & Adnan (Shekhupura) by 21-15, 18-21, 21-19
2nd Single: M Umar (Nankana Sahib) beat Mirza Usman (Sheikhupura) by 20-22, 21-14, 21-19
2nd Double: Usman & Huzaifa (Sheikhupura) beat Umar Farooq & M Umar (Nankana Sahib) by 21-14, 21-12
3rd Single: Adnan (Sheikhupura) beat M Umar Farooq (Nankana Sahib) by 21-7, 21-15
Team Event Girls
Lahore beat Kasur by 3-0
1st Single: Tayyab Shafiq (Lahore) beat Amina (Kasur) by 21-4, 21-6
1st Double: Tayyaba & Roshanay (Lahore) beat Amina & Saneha (Kasur) by 21-8, 21-8
2nd Single: Roshanay (Lahore) beat Saneha (Kasur) by 21-4, 21-4
Sheikhupura beat Nankana Sahib by 3-0
1st Single: Aqsa Iqbal beat (Sheikhupura) beat Zakia Kanwal (Nankana Sahib) by 24-22, 21-12
1st Double: Mahnoor & Zeenat (Sheikhupura) beat Zakia & Anam (Nankana Sahib) by 21-12, 19-21, 21-15
2nd Single: Mahnoor (Sheikhupura) beat Ayesha Liaqat (Nankana Sahib) 21-17, 21-5)
Lahore beat Nankana Sahib by 3-0
1st Single: Areeba (Lahore) beat Ayesha Liaqat (Nankana Sahib) by 21-5, 21-4
1st Double: Tayyaba & Huma (Lahore) beat Ayesha & Ashtifilah (Nanaka Sahib) by 21-4, 21-6
2nd Single: Huma (Lahore) beat Madiha (Nankana Sahib) by 21-4, 21-6.