The 1st Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Inter Division Open Archery Championship has started in Peshawar

The 1st Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Inter Division Open Archery Championship has started in Peshawar

PESHAWAR: The first Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Inter Division Open Archery Championship organized by Provincial Archery Association has started at Hayat Bad Sports Complex.

A large number of male and female players are participating in the championship, among which men’s single, women’s single and max double competitions are being played. Wasal Muhammad Khan, the founder of archery in Pakistan and the secretary general of Archery Federation, was the special guest who officially inaugurated the championship. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Archery Association secretary Sarfaraz Khan, coach Nawab Ali and a large number of players and spectators were present on this occasion.

Male players from Peshawar, Mardan, Bannu, Kohat, Malakand, DI Khan and Hazara divisions, as well as female archers also actively participated in these competitions to be played at the Hayatabad Sports Complex. In the women’s event, Kainat Nisar and Sakina performed well, while in the men’s event, Waqar from Mardan and Archers from Kohat took the lead.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Secretary General of Pakistan Archery Federation Wasal Muhammad Khan said that he has always been trying to promote archery throughout the country including Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. By the grace of Allah, we have succeeded in our efforts. When archery was introduced in Pakistan, this sport was completely new to the people, but with a lot of hard work and continuous efforts, it got a boost and today archery is one of the most popular sports in Pakistan.

He said that due to the efforts of newly elected Secretary General of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Archery Association Sarfaraz Khan who is also an international coach of archery, this sport has been further promoted in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa because the chairman of the provincial association Pir Adil Shah, President Fawad Khan and the entire cabinet met. Archery equipment has been provided to various district associations, which will surely give further development to the sport of archery