Provincial sports associations to get annual grant in near future.

Secretary Sports Punjab Muhammad Aamir Jan has announced that Sports Board Punjab and Punjab Olympic Association (PbOA) will jointly organize 72nd Punjab Games from 5 to 10 September this year. Secretary Sports Punjab Aamir Jan made this announcement during his meeting with PbOA officials and provincial sports associations’ office-bearers at National Hockey Stadium. Addressing the meeting, Secretary Sports Punjab Aamir Jan also announced to award annual grant to provincial sports associations. He awarded cheques amounting Rs one lakh to each provincial sports association during the meeting.
Secretary Sports Punjab Aamir Jan urged the provincial sports associations to utilise their complete resources for the promotion of sports in the province. “All provincial sports associations must make plans for the holding of sports activities in their respective districts and spend the allocated grant on sports events,” he stressed.
Secretary Sports Punjab Aamir Jan further said that the upcoming U-15 Punjab Open Football Championship will be a huge success. It is worth-mentioning that U-15 Punjab Open Football Championship is being held under the auspices of Sports Board Punjab and Punjab Football Association in the third week of July. “We are trying our best to invite the top stars of football world at the closing ceremony of U-15 Punjab Open Football Championship. In this regard I have contacted a couple ambassadors who responded quite positively,” he asserted.