Director General Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Khizar Afzaal Chaudhry while presiding over an important review meeting said that all the arrangements have been completed for organizing Azadi Family Fun Race in a befitting manner in Nishtar Park Sports Complex (NPSC) on August 23, 2025 (Saturday).
Director Sports Rana Nadeem Anjum, Director Admin Abid Shaukat, Deputy Director Chand Perveen, Divisional Sports Officer Lahore Tanveer Abbas, Chief Sports Consultant Hafeez Bhatti and all administrators of Nishtar Park Sports Complex attended the meeting.
Addressing the meeting, Director General Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Khizar Afzaal Chaudhry said that as many as 3200 girls, boys and women have so far been registered for 1.3 km Azadi Family Fun Race and the registration process for the race is still in progress.
Sharing more details of the race, Director General Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Khizar Afzaal Chaudhry said that the first prize of the Azadi Family Fun Race is Rs 50,000, the second prize is Rs 30,000 while the third and fourth position holders will be awarded a cash prize of Rs 20,000 each.
Director General Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Khizar Afzaal Chaudhry further said that there will be separate races for girls, boys and women from Hali Chowk to Punjab Stadium. “The Azadi Family Fun Race is a mega program of Independence Day celebrations in which all the relevant departments have been taken on board”.