The 14th Aamer Hayat Khan Rokhri Badminton Tournament will start from March 23 to 29 here at the New Khan Hall with an aim to lift the standard of the sport.
Addressing a press conference here on Friday, Shahrez Abdullah Khan Rokhri, president Punjab Badminton Association and chairman organizing committee, said that all the four provinces, Fata, Gilgit Baltistan, Islamabad and departments including Wapda, Police and NBP are taking part in this tournament. He further informed that a total of Rs 150,000 will be distributed among the winners of the event to be contested in men’s, ladies, singles, doubles and mixed doubles categories. Wajid Ali and Palwasha Basheer are the defending champions of the tournament which is to be participated by around 150 players from across the country, he maintained.
He also announced the organizing committee that have Naqi Mohsin, Rana Ishtiaq, Shahnawaz Malik, Tayyab Sohail, Liaqat Ali, Khawaja Akhtar Abbas, Azhar Javed and Rafeeq Babar.
He further informed that Chinese shuttlecocks will be provided in the tournament. “I have joined the sport as its president once officiated by my father just to keep it from decaying and lead it once again to sky high.
“Pakistan players were among to hundred but now none of the Pakistanis is among top 500 in the world. And even due to the parallel body the World federation has banned Pakistan and for that I would try my best to get the country its lost status,” he maintained.
