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Horse & Cattle Show sports competitions get underway
LAHORE (March 9, 2022): The sports competitions of National Horse & Cattle Show got underway under the auspices of Sports and Youth Affairs Department Punjab at National Hockey Stadium on Tuesday.
On the first day, two hockey matches were played at National Hockey Stadium Pitch-2 where Director General Sports Punjab Javed Chohan graced the occasion as chief guest.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) thrashed Gilgit Baltistan by a huge margin of 7-2 in the first match of the hockey event. Salahuddin, Ahsan and skipper Zahid Khan struck two goals each while Usman contributed one goal for the winning team. Rashid Hussain and Farhan Shah netted one goal each for the losing team.
The second match of the opening day was played between Punjab and Sindh at the same venue in which Punjab outplayed Sindh team by 6-1. Hafiz Ifraheem and Azharullah scored two goals each while M Tayyab and Wajahat struck one goal each for victorious Punjab team. The only goal for the Sindh team was scored by Arslan Hyder.
Director General Sports Punjab Javed Chohan in a statement on Tuesday said that it is good omen that exciting competitions of National Horse & Cattle Show have started. “In the coming days, the competitions of other games will also start and the sports lovers will witness more thrilling events at different venues of Nishtar Park Sports Complex”.
Director General Sports Punjab Javed Chohan appreciated the game of all teams especially the winning teams. “Two more hockey matches will be played on Wednesday. In the first match Sindh will face Azad Kashmir at 10.30am while Balochistan will lock horns with Gilgit Baltistan at 12.30pm at the same venue”.