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LAHORE (Oct 24, 2022): Director General Sports Punjab Muhammad Tariq Qureshi visited several venues of 73rd Punjab Games and witnessed thrilling contests and appreciated the performance of talented athletes on the first day of Punjab Games being under the banner of Sports Board Punjab and with the collaboration of Punjab Olympic Association on Monday.
Talking on this occasion, Director General Sports Punjab Muhammad Tariq Qureshi said it is a historic day in Punjab’s sports history. “We are holding the biggest ever Punjab Games in which thousands male and female athletes from all parts of the province are showing their sports skills. Truly, it is a festive environment at different venues of Nishtar Park Sports Complex”.
Director General Sports Punjab Muhammad Tariq Qureshi said more than 5,000 male and female athletes from all divisions of the province are taking part in the mega event. “As many as over 30,000 young players appeared in the grand trials activity. All the participating players have been selected purely on merit,” he explained.
Director General Sports Punjab Muhammad Tariq Qureshi further said that all the participating players are exhibiting wonderful discipline in the mega Punjab Games. “Sports Board Punjab is providing best facilities to all participating teams, athletes and officials at their hotels and playing venues”.
Exciting competitions were held at different sports venues of Nishtar Park Sports Complex and other parts of Lahore on the opening day of the 73rd Punjab Games being organised under the banner of Sports Board Punjab and with the collaboration of Punjab Olympic Association on Monday.
The baseball matches were played at PU New Campus where Lahore emerged triumphant against Sargodha by 11-0, Sahiwal thrashed DG Khan by a huge margin of 10-0, Faisalabad toppled Rawalpindi by 10-1 and Multan crushed Bahawalpur by 8-3.
The football event was conducted at Punjab Football Stadium. The first match was played between Faisalabad and Sahiwal. The Sahiwal football team stunned Faisalabad by 2-0. The first goal was scored by Ali Raza while Naeem Abbas netted the second goal.
The second match was played between Gujrat and DG Khan. The match was goal-less in the full time but DG Khan emerged winners by 3-0 on penalty kicks.
The cycling event was conducted at NPSC Velodrome where Lahore team grabbed two gold medals in Men’s race while in Women’s event, Gujranwala clinched two gold medals while Lahore girls bagged two silver medals.
The basketball was organized at NPSC Gymnasium Hall. In the first match of the Women’s basketball event, Gujranwala defeated Sargodha by a narrow margin of 12-10 while Multan edged out Sahiwal by 10-8 in the second encounter.
The first semifinal of the Women’s basketball event will be played between Lahore and Multan teams while the teams of Faisalabad and Gujranwala will lock horns in the second semifinal.