Sports Board Punjab (SBP) on Friday announced that it provided all the necessary information to 34 districts of the province for holding the first phase of Punjab Youth and Sports Festival on August 26.
Director General SBP Usman Anwar said that as many as seven sports disciplines will be contested among sports and youth development councils at neighborhood and village level besides two events for general public.
The sports events to be contested are arm wrestling in three categories, athletics in eight events, badminton, billiard, cricket (tape ball), tug of war and volleyball. The general public events are Naat Khanni and Qirat.
“The main objective of starting the festival at council and village level is to ensure mass participation of public and youth in these events to create a new culture of sports in the province,” he said.
He said cash prizes will be given to the notable performers to encourage the youth to take up sports on regular basis to contribute in the building of a healthy society. The last date for registration is August 24.
First phase of Punjab Youth and Sports Festival on 26th
