A 2-day Punjab University’s 118th Intercollegiate athletic meet begins

Lahore: A 2-day Punjab University’s 118^th Intercollegiate athletic meet began here at New Campus Ground on Thursday. PU Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Mujahid Kamran, Acting Director Sports Shamsa Hashmi, Chairman Hall Council Dr Muhammad Akhtar, officials and a large number of players from affiliated colleges were present on the occasion.

PU Teaching Department’s (PUTD) Adnan Jahangir broke 40 year old record of long jump which previously set by Saeed Akhtar Tattla of GCU Faisalabad in 1975. On his extraordinary achievement, PU VC Dr Mujahid Kamran announced Rs 20, 000 for athlete Adnan Jahangir.

Various competitions of race, discus throw, hammer throw, long jump etc were held in the event. Talking to the media, the VC said that sports played important role in character building. He advised the participants to take part in co-curricular activities besides their routine studies.

On the first day PUTD’s Musawar-ur-Rehman clinched 1^stposition, Majid Ali and Bilal Haider Hanif Akhwan Science College Burki got 2^nd and 3^rd positions respectively in 15, 000 meter race. Muhammad Yaisr from Akhwan Science College got 1^st position, PUTD’s Khuzran Khan grabbed 2^nd and Ismat Ullah from Govt College Jhang got 3^rd position in throwing the discuss.

Similarly, PUTD’s Muhammad Zahid clinched 1^st and Akhwan Science College Burki’s Sajid Ali and Muhammad Yasir grabbed 2^nd and 3^rd positions respectively in throwing the hammer.

In long jump competition PUTD’s Adnan Jahangir and Farhan Shah clinched 1^st and 2^nd positions respectively while Umar Farooq from Govt. College Jhang got 3^rd position. PUTD’s Musawar-ur-Rehman got 1^st position while Majid Ali and Ghulam Hussain from Akhwan Science College Burki clinched 2^nd and 3^rd positions in 5000 meter race.

Muhammad Shafiq from Chemical Engineering & Emerging Technology’s Muhammad Shafiq clinched 1^st positon while PUTD’s Muhammad Nasir and Shah Behram got 2^nd and 3^rd positions respectively in 400 meter race. The event will be concluded on Friday (today)