Inter-Division Badminton Championship: Rawalpindi Division won the title for girls, while Lahore Division took the field in Boys.

Rawalpindi girls team defeat Gujranwala by 2-1 and Lahore boys team outplay Multan by 2-0 to win U-16 Team Event titles of U-16 Talent Hunt Programme Inter-Division Badminton Championship

Director General Sports Punjab Dr Asif Tufail distributed prizes among the top position holders

LAHORE (Jan 8, 2024): Rawalpindi girls team defeated Gujranwala by 2-1 and Lahore boys team outplayed Multan by 2-0 to win U-16 Team Event titles of U-16 Talent Hunt Programme Inter-Division Badminton Championship at the Nishtar Park Sports Complex (NPSC) Gymnasium Hall on Monday.

Director General Sports Punjab Dr Asif Tufail was the Chief Guest on this occasion. Director Sports Yasmeen Akhtar, Assistant Director Zarina Waqar, Chief Sports Consultant Hafeez Bhatti, Administrator NPSC Gymnasium Hall Mustfa Shah were also present on this occasion.

Director General Sports Punjab Dr Asif Tufail distributed prizes among the top position holders. The participating male and female badminton players and officials also had group photographs with the chief guest.

Talking on this occasion, Director General Sports Punjab Dr Asif Tufail congratulated the winning teams and praised the fighting game of finalist teams. “After watching thrilling final matches, one can gauge the abundance of sports talent in all parts of the province”.

Director General Sports Punjab Dr Asif Tufail said that these young athletes are an asset to the country. “The basic purpose of organizing U-16 Talent Hunt Programme Inter-Division Championship competitions in different games is to unearth fresh sports potential from across the province”.

In the Girls’ Team Event final, Rawalpindi girls team defeated Gujranwala by 2-1. In the first single match, Hamna Irshad (Gujranwala) beat Sameen (Rawalpindi) by 21-13, 21-19 and Sameen & Rumaisa (Rawalpidni) beat Samha & Hamna (Gujranwala) by 18-21, 21-19, 21-15 in the first Double match. The second singles match was won by Rumaisa of Rawalpindi against Samha Naveed of Gujranwala by 15-21, 21-19, 21-18.

In the Boys’ Team Event final, Lahore beat Multan by 2-0. In the first single match, Hussain Shahzad of Lahore beat M Ahmad Usman of Multan by 22-20, 21-16, 22-20 while continuing their dominance Hussain & Shahzaib (Lahore) trounced Multan’s Ahmad & M Ahmad by 20-22, 21-16, 21-18 in the first double match.

Following are the results:

Team Event Girl’s U-16 Final

Rawalpindi beat Gujranwala by 2-1

1st Single: Hamna Irshad (Gujranwala) beat Sameen (Rawalpindi) by 21-13, 21-19

1st Double: Sameen & Rumaisa (Rawalpindi) beat Samha & Hamna (Gujranwala) by 18-21, 21-19, 21-15

2nd Single: Rumaisa (Rawalpindi) beat Samha Naveed (Gujranwala) by 15-21, 21-19, 21-18

Team Event Girl’s 3rd Position Match

Lahore beat Sahiwal by 2-0

1st Single: Areeba Butt (Lahore) beat Yumna Irshad (Sahiwal) by 21-4, 21-2

1st Double: Areeba & Fatima (Lahore) beat Yumna & Anoosha (Sahiwal) by 21-7, 21-9

Team Event Girls’ semifinals

Gujranwala beat Sahiwal 2-0

1st Single: Hamna Irshad (Gujranwala) beat Anosha Nawaz (Sahiwal) by 21-7, 21-6

1st Double: Hamna & Samha (Gujranwala) beat Anosha & Amna (Sahiwal) by 21-5, 21-5

Rawalpindi beat Lahore by 2-0

1st Single: Sameen (Rawalpindi) beat Roshany Ihsan (Lahore) by 21-19, 13-21, 21-10

1st Double: Sameen & Romaisa (Rawalpindi) beat Roshany & Areeba (Lahore) by 19-21, 21-14, 21-10.

Team Event Boy’s U-16 Final

Lahore beat Multan by 2-0

1st Single: Hussain Shahzad (Lahore) beat M Ahmad Usman (Multan) by 22-20, 21-16, 22-20

1st Double: Hussain & Shahzaib (Lahore) beat M Ahmad & M Ahmad (Multan) by 20-22, 21-16, 21-18

Team Event Boy’s 3rd Position Match

Gujranwala beat Bahawalpur by 2-1

1st Single: Haroon Ahmad (Gujranwala) beat Haseeb (Bahawalpur) by 22-20, 21-16

1st Double: Haseeb & Shahzain (Bahawalpur) beat Ragheeb Shah & Haroon Ahmad (Gujranwala) by 16-21, 21-17, 21-12

2nd Single: Ragheeb Shah (Gujranwala) beat Shahzain (Bahawalpur) by 21-18, 21-15.

Team Event Boys’ semifinals

Lahore beat Gujranwala by 2-0

1st Single: Hussain Shahzad (Lahore) beat Syed Ragheeb Shah (Gujranwala) by 21-9, 21-8

1st Double: Hussain & Shahzaib (Lahore) beat Haroon & Ragheeb (Gujranwala) by 21-11, 21-8

Multan beat Bahawalpur by 2-0

1st Single: M Ahmad Usman (Multan) beat Haseeb (Bahawalpur) by 21-23, 21-13, 22-20

1st Double: M Ahmad & M Ahmad (Multan) beat Haseeb & Shahzain (Bahawalpur) by 21-15, 22-20.