Director General Sports Punjab Muhammad Tariq Qureshi has presided over an important meeting to review arrangements for the Chief Minister Punjab Youth Games 2026, the largest sports event in the country’s history.
The meeting held at the National Hockey Stadium on Wednesday brought together representatives from various government departments, including Education, Higher Education, Labour, Local Government, Literacy and Non-Formal Education, Special Education, Information and Culture, the Lahore Board, TEVTA, Home Department, Livestock Department, Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB), and the Directorate of Public Instruction (Colleges).
The focal persons from all relevant departments also attended the meeting while the sports officers from across the province also participated in the meeting through video link.
Addressing the meeting, Director General Sports Punjab Muhammad Tariq Qureshi said the CM Punjab Youth Games would be the biggest sports event ever organized in the country. He revealed that approximately five million boys and girls are expected to participate in the competitions.
Director General Sports Punjab Muhammad Tariq Qureshi said that students from schools, colleges, universities, and religious seminaries (madaris) will take part in the event. “The athletes from educational institutions run by the Labour Department, as well as students enrolled in non-formal and literacy education programs, will also be included in the competition”.
Director General Sports Punjab Muhammad Tariq Qureshi announced that the Youth Games 2026 competitions will be conducted in six phases, featuring competitions in 17 different sports disciplines. “A total of Rs150 million in cash prizes will be distributed among winning athletes to encourage the participating players”.