Director General Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Khizar Afzaal Chaudhry said that Punjab Sports Department’s Summer Sports Camps are playing a vital role in the promotion of true sports culture among the younger generation across the province. He said that several highly talented male and female athletes are being identified during the training process at Summer Sports Camps.
Director General Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Khizar Afzaal Chaudhry expressed these views while talking during visit to different sports camps at Nishtar Park Sports Complex (NPSC) on Friday.
The rigorous training of young male and female athletes continued on the third day of the Summer Sports Camps at multiple sports venues of Nishtar Park Sports Complex. The players belonging to various games exhibited immense enthusiasm while taking part in their respective training sessions.
Expert tennis coaches Mushtaq Ahmed, Imran Bhatti and Elyas Ahmed taught key playing techniques to around 30 players at the tennis camp held at state-of-the-art SBP Tennis Courts. As many as 145 male and female athletes participated in athletics camp at Punjab Stadium where qualified coaches indulged players in physical exercises besides routine training.
At football camp held at Punjab Stadium, senior coach Shahzad Asghar taught the players how to control the ball especially in danger zone and hit a kick to score a goal.
Expert badminton coach Zarina Waqar shared the methods of gripping a racquet and basic playing techniques with young players at the badminton training camp organized at NPSC Gymnasium Hall.
Hundreds of young male and female athletes completed their training sessions at hockey, table tennis, taekwondo and other camps organized at Nishtar Park Sports Complex under the supervision of expert coaches and trainers.