The Youth Affairs and Sports Department Punjab organised the CM Punjab Defence Day Swimming Championship at the Punjab International Swimming Complex on Saturday.
Secretary Sports Punjab Fazal-ur-Rehman was the chief guest at the CM Punjab Defence Day Swimming Championship. He also distributed cash prizes and medals among the top position holders. Director General Sports Punjab Muhammad Tariq Qureshi, Director Admin Abid Shaukat, Deputy Director Zahoor Ahmed, Chief Sports Consultant Hafeez Bhatti and other officials were also present on this occasion.
Secretary Sports Punjab Fazal-ur-Rehman and Director General Sports Punjab Muhammad Tariq Qureshi watched the swimming competitions and appreciated the participation and performance of young swimmers.
As many as 400 swimmers from across the province participated in the championship. Competitions were held in different categories, ranging from Under-8 to Under-16, besides an open category.
Talking to media, Secretary Sports Punjab Fazal-ur-Rehman said that the Punjab Sports Department, under the vision of Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, is making concerted efforts to bring young people to sports and provide them with opportunities to showcase their talent. “Swimmers from the CM Punjab Swimming Academy participated in the CM Punjab Defence Day Swimming Championship”.
Secretary Sports Punjab Fazal-ur-Rehman said that Punjab Sports Department is taking effective steps to bring students from various educational institutions across Punjab towards sports. “Engaging youngsters in healthy sporting activities is among the department’s top priorities,” he added.
Secretary Sports Punjab Fazal-ur-Rehman said that reducing the negative trends associated with social media through regular sports activities is also a top priority. “Punjab Sports Department is going to launch a mega campaign to encourage young people to participate in sports”.
Secretary Sports Punjab Fazal-ur-Rehman urged young people to make use of modern sports facilities of Punjab Sports Department for their sports activities. “The international-standard sports facilities of Punjab Sports Department are available for our talented youth”.
Director General Sports Punjab Muhammad Tariq Qureshi said that major sports events are being organised every month across Punjab to provide maximum opportunities to players and promote sporting culture in the province. “A cash prize of Rs25,000 is awarded to the winners of each category of the championship”.
Zoraiz in the U-8 category, Umar Hassan Khan in the U-10 category, Qasim Ali Khan in the U-12 category, Chaudhry Hassan Ali in the U-14 category, M Dayan Kashif in the U-16 category, and Mahad Khan in the Open category were declared the fastest swimmers.
Following are the winners of every category:
100m Freestyle (Open): Mahid Khan 1:02.59 15
100m Freestyle (U-16): M. Dayyan Kashif
100m Freestyle (U-14): Ch Hassan Ali
100m Freestyle (U-12): Ch Hussain Ali
100m Backstroke (U-16): Moosa ur Rehman
100m Backstroke (U-14): M Mohtashim Kashif
100m Backstroke (U-12): Yahya Saeed
100m Butterfly (U-16): M Azzan Maqbool
100m Butterfly (U-14): Ch Hassan Ali
100m Butterfly (U-12): M Aaban Kashif
100m Breaststroke (U-16): M Azan Maqbool
100m Breaststroke (U-14): Kabeer Kashif Ahmed
100m Breaststroke (U-12): Abubakar Usman Mirza
200m Individual Medley (Open): Dawood Nawaz
200m Individual Medley (U-16): M Dayan Kashif
200m Individual Medley (U-14): M Mohtashim Kashif
200m Individual Medley (U-12): M Abban Kashif
50m Breaststroke (U-10): M Umer Hassan
50m Breaststroke (U-08): Zoraiz Umer Fayyaz.
50m Butterfly (U-10): Mansoor
50m Butterfly (U-12): Abubakar Usman Mirza
50m Butterfly (U-14): Musa Saleem Malik
50m Butterfly (U-16): M Azan Maqbool
50m Butterfly (Open): Dawood Nawaz
50m Backstroke (U-08): Azlaan Ahmad Khan
50m Backstroke (U-10): Umar Hassan Khan
50m Backstroke (U-12): M Hannan
50m Backstroke (U-14): Mohtisham
50m Backstroke (U-16): M Dayyan Kashif
50m Backstroke (Open): Abubakar Siddique
50m Kickboard Race (U-6) Boys: Mujtaba Hassan
50m Kickboard Race (U-6) Girls: Khadija Hammad.