Inter-School, Inter-College and Special Games Planned
TIMES REPORT
PESHAWAR: Director General Sports Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Wasil Khan has announced that the provincial Under-21 Games will be held in November, while annual grants for provincial sports associations will also be restored after remaining suspended for several years.
He said inter-school and inter-college competitions would be organised in December, while inter-madrassa, special persons, minority and transgender games would also be held as part of the provincial sports calendar.
Speaking during a meeting with a delegation of the Sports Writers Association Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (SWA KP), led by Amjad Aziz Malik, Secretary General of the Asian Sports Journalists Association, Wasil Khan said all available resources would be utilised to promote sports and provide better facilities to young athletes.
He said the department would take sports associations into confidence while planning and implementing initiatives to develop sporting activities across the province.
Regarding the South Asian Games, the DG Sports said the provincial Sports Department had completed its preparations. However, no official communication had been received from the Pakistan Sports Board or Pakistan Olympic Association regarding reports of relocating some events from the province.
Wasil Khan said inter-regional men’s and women’s competitions would provide athletes with opportunities to demonstrate their abilities, while competitions for madrassa students, persons with disabilities, minorities and transgender people would promote wider participation in sports.
He added that inter-school and inter-college competitions would encourage sporting activities in educational institutions and help identify emerging talent.
Speaking on the occasion, Amjad Aziz Malik, Secretary General of the Asian Sports Journalists Association and President of the Pakistan Sports Writers Federation, highlighted the role of sports journalists in promoting athletes, raising public awareness and projecting a positive image of sports.
He stressed the need for stronger coordination between the Sports Department and sports journalists to highlight sporting events, athletes’ achievements and emerging talent from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at the national level.
The meeting was also attended by SWA KP President Asim Shiraz, Senior Vice President Imran Yousafzai, General Secretary Shahid Afridi, other senior sports journalists, Director Sports Saleem Raza and Assistant Director Ashfaq Ahmad.
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