The first batch of Punjab contingent has left for Karachi on Wednesday for participation in the 35th edition of National Games being organized at Karachi from December 6 to 13, 2025.
Director General Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Khizar Afzaal Chaudhry said that in the first phase, male and female hockey and boxing teams have been sent to Karachi while the remaining batches will depart for National Games on December 4 and 6, 2025.
Director General Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Khizar Afzaal Chaudhry, who inspected the camps of badminton, karate table tennis, weightlifting and wushu on Wednesday, said that the training camps of several Punjab teams have entered the final stages for the preparations of the National Games.
Director General Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Khizar Afzaal Chaudhry said that country’s best teams are featuring in the National Games but Punjab athletes will exhibit their top performance and fight for gold medals in the mega event. “The expert coaches of Sports Board Punjab have imparted best training to all male and female athletes in the 12-day training camps”.
As far as Punjab’s training camps are concerned, qualified coaches conducted practice competitions among the athletes at wushu and karate camps. Besides this, the players were also indulged into physical exercise sessions.
Senior badminton coaches Zareena Waqar and Sajid also organized exhibition matches between the players to assess their fitness and stamina at the badminton camp. Similarly, senior table tennis coach Yasmeen Akhtar also gave final touches to the preparation of her squad ahead of mega National Games event.