Punjab Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Malik Faisal Ayub Khokhar has presided over an important General Body meeting of Sports Board Punjab at the National Hockey Stadium on Wednesday in which an 8-point agenda was discussed in detail.
The key meeting was attended by Vice Chairman Sports Board Punjab Malik Sulaiman Saleem, Secretary Sports Muhammad Ali, MPA M Ajmal Khan Chandia, former Olympian Shabana Akhtar, Secretary Pakistan Wrestling Federation Arshad Sattar, Secretary Punjab Swimming Association Atif Shafiq, Sports Editor Zahid Maqsood. The representatives of Finance Department, Regulations, S&GAD Department, Board of Revenue, Higher Education and School Education were also present in the meeting.
It was decided in the meeting that an MoU will be signed for the training of young players at state-of-the-art Punjab International Squash Complex. Besides this, a training academy will also be established at the Punjab International Squash Complex where international squash events will also be organized.
The meeting also took significant decision regarding the health of players, coaches and sports officials. In this regard, an MoU will be signed with Health Services Academy, Islamabad. Moreover, a 2-week training course will also be conducted in which sports officers, coaches and athletes will participate.
Addressing the meeting, Punjab Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Malik Faisal Ayub Khokhar said that the performance of coaches, divisional, district and tehsil sports officers will be evaluated regularly under a well prepared mechanism. “Under this system, it will be assessed minutely that how many events were held in a year in each division of the province and how many new players were introduced.”
Punjab Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Malik Faisal Ayub Khokhar said that a database will be developed for profiling all the players. “This database will help a lot in evaluating the performances and achievements of athletes from across the province”.
Punjab Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Malik Faisal Ayub Khokhar said that Punjab Sports Department is taking all essential measures so that Sports Board Punjab could generate sufficient revenue to meet its expenses. “For this purpose shops and commercial markets will be built around multiple sports complexes, grounds and stadiums across all divisions of the province”.
Punjab Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Malik Faisal Ayub Khokhar further said that top standard sports facilities are being ensured in every tehsil and district for the bright future of sports in the province. “The renovation of all district offices will also be ensured”.