Punjab athletes girls and boys win the first day events

Lahore: The Punjab girls Athletics team on it’s first day appearance performed brilliantly in the Pakistan Sports Board-organised Inter-provincial Under-16 Athletics Championship.

The Opening Ceremony of SBP’s Inter Provincial U-14 boys and U-16 girls Athletics championship was held here on Tuesday at Punjab Stadium,Lahore.The Director General Sports Punjab Dr.Mohammed Salah Tahir was the chief guest on this occasion who appreciated the will power and stamina of the enthusiastic players.”I admire the confidence and the spirit of the young players of all provinces who triggered their energy to show off their hidden talent “,said DG Sports Punjab while talking to the Media.

In the 100 M race: Javeria Kiran of Punjab grabbed first position,Afeera NAz of Punjab attained second position while Habiba Khurshid of Sindh got third position.In the 800 Meters Martha Ghafoor of Punjab secured first position,Zenab Khan of Punjab maintained second position and Muqaddas of KPK won third position. In the Javelin Throw: Fatima of Punjab grasped first position ,Sidra of KPK achieved second position and Bibi Aisha of KPK took third position.

In U-16 boys Athletics championship 1500 meters race: Amir Abdullah of Punjab snatched first position .Abdullah Tahir of Punjab secured second and Ali Asghar of Balochistan got third position.Javelin Throw:Punjab’s Hamza Jameel won first ,KPK’s Khyam Khan was second whereas Fata of Mohammed Inam achieved third positions.The boys and Girls competitions of Shotput ,High jump and 200 meters will be held at Punjab stadium on 5th June ,2013 at 6 AM(morning) while 200 Meters and Longjump events of girls and boys will be held at 6 PM (evening)at same venue.