The trials for the Khelta Punjab Pink Games, the biggest event of women’s sports, have started in all divisions of the province on Monday. The merit-based trials will continue till January 24 in all the divisions of the province. On the first day, the Lahore Division trials of badminton, table tennis, chess, karate and mass wrestling were held at Nishtar Park Sports Complex. Director General Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Khizar Afzaal Chaudhry is personally monitoring the whole trials process. Director General Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Khizar Afzaal Chaudhry in a statement said that female players from all districts of Lahore Division are participating in the trials. “Khelta Punjab Pink Games is certainly the biggest event of women’s sports in which thousands of female athletes from across the province will participate”. Director General Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Khizar Afzaal Chaudhry said that the trials of Khelta Punjab Pink Games are being conducted purely on merit and there will be no compromise in this regard. “The selected female athletes from all divisions of the province will participate in Khelta Punjab Pink Games which are scheduled to be held from February 11 to 15, 2026”. The karate and mass wrestling trials were conducted at Elite Training Centre while the trials of three games - badminton, table tennis and chess were held at Nishtar Park Sports Complex Gymnasium Hall. Divisional Sports Officer Lahore Tariq Khanzada, District Sports Officer Tanveer Abbas and other officials were also present on this occasion. The karate trials were conducted at Elite Training Centre where more than 60 female athletes appeared in trials under the supervision of qualified coaches Quratul Ain and M Amjad. After the trials, 8 female athletes will be selected for Pink Games. The mass wrestling trials were also held at the same venue under the supervision of expert coaches Aqeel Javed Butt and Naiyla Maqsood Butt. As many as 25 female athletes took part in trials out of which an 8-member mass wrestling team will be picked up for Pink Games. More than 40 girls participated in the badminton trials under the supervision of senior coaches Zareena Waqar and M Sajid to select a 5-member squad for Pink Games. Similarly, more than 30 female players participated in the table tennis trials. Qualified coaches Irfanullah khan and Yasir Bhatti are supervising the trials and a 5-member outfit will be selected after the trials. The chess trials for the Pink Games are being organized in all divisions of the province in which more than 200 athletes are participating. Raja Gohar Iqbal and Shahzad Chohan are monitoring the trials process. Two players from each division will be selected for Pink Games.
