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LAHORE (July 2, 2019): Director General Sports Punjab Nadeem Sarwar inaugurated the 2-day Olympic Day Archery Championship at a colourful opening ceremony at Sports Stadium, Bhurban Road Murree on Tuesday.
It’s pertinent to mention here that Olympic Day Archery Championship is being organised under the joint arrangements of Sports Board Punjab (SBP) and Punjab Archery Association.
Divisional Officers Sports Rana Nadeem Anjum (Multan), Malik Waqar (Rawalpindi), Kh Saif (Gujranwala), Waheed Babar and organizing secretary Manzar Fareed Shah, the players of all nine divisional teams of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Islamabad, Army, Wapda, Custom and Police were also present during the opening ceremony. Prior to championship matches, players of all the participating teams were introduced with Director General Sports Punjab Nadeem Sarwar.
While talking to media, Director General Sports Punjab Nadeem Sarwar, who was chief guest at the opening ceremony, welcomed all the participating teams and said: “I’m quite impressed to see such a large number of players taking part in Olympic Day Archery Championship”.
Director General Sports Punjab Nadeem Sarwar further said young male and female players belonging to far-flung areas took great interest in the game of archery which is a big sign of its popularity throughout the country. “The Archery Championship will be organized every year with more improved arrangements. The venue of the championship will also be ungraded for future sports event,” he added.
Director General Sports Punjab Nadeem Sarwar informed that more sports events will be organized at Murree in August. “Sports Board Punjab recently organized swimming championship in Gujrat, snooker and table tennis events at Lahore to engage youth in sports competitions,” he added.
Regarding future events, Director General Sports Punjab Nadeem Sarwar said Sports Board Punjab will hold Annual Sports Calendar competitions with several positive changes. “The dates of Annual Sports Calendar will be announced later,” he told. He also thanked organizing secretary Manzar Fareed Shah and his team for holding such a big championship in Murree.