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Director General Sports Punjab Muhammad Tariq Qureshi inaugurated 13th National Men/Women Ju-Jitsu Championship at a grand opening ceremony at Nishtar Park Sports Complex Gymnasium Hall here on Tuesday.
Director General Sports Punjab Muhammad Tariq Qureshi and Director General Iran Khana Farhang Lahore Jafar Ronas were the guests of honour on this occasion. They also unveiled the championship trophy before being introduced to all the participating teams, referees and other officials. They also witnessed the exciting fights and appreciated the games skills of young players.
Director General Sports Punjab Muhammad Tariq Qureshi and Director General Iran Khana Farhang Lahore Jafar Ronas also exchanged souvenirs at the inaugural ceremony. Director General Sports Punjab Muhammad Tariq Qureshi also presented souvenirs to other guests including Dr Nafees Anjum, Rana Mahmood ul Hasan and President Pakistan Ju-Jitsu Federation (PJJF) Khalil Ahmed Khan on this occasion.
Director Sports Nadeem Qaiser, Director Admin Syed Omair Hasan, DSO Tanveer Shah, National Chess Champion Mahmood Lodhi, President PJJF Khalil Ahmed Khan, Secretary PJJF Waqar Ilyas Khan, Director Referee Kazim Ali Changezi, Administrator Mustfa Shah and other officials were also present on this occasion.
Over 300 male and female players from eight teams Wapda, Police, Navy, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Gilgit Baltistan (GB), Sindh and Islamabad are participating in the 3-day 13th National Men/Women Ju-Jitsu Championship. Players and officials of all the participating teams also took part in march past.
Talking to media, Director General Sports Punjab Tariq Qureshi welcomed the distinguished guests, all the participating teams, referees and other officials. He said that Sports Board Punjab like its past practice is providing all possible facilities for the successful holding of 13th National Men/Women Ju-Jitsu Championship. He urged the participating players to exhibit their best performance in the National Men/Women Ju-Jitsu Championship.
Director General Sports Punjab M Tariq Qureshi said that a merit-based national ju-jitsu team will be selected after the completion of 13th National Men/Women Ju-Jitsu Championship. “The performance of all male and female players will be assessed thoroughly in the 13th National Ju-Jitsu Championship and the players with best performance will be chosen to represent Pakistan in future international Ju-Jitsu events,” he elaborated.
Revealing future plans, Director General Sports Punjab Muhammad Tariq Qureshi informed that Sports Board Punjab is working on a plan to establish a modern Power Sports arena in Nishtar Park Sports Complex where qualified coaches and trainers will prepare world class players in power sports like wrestling, boxing, weightlifting, powerlifting, judo, karate and other sports.