Sports Board Punjab (SBP) Director General Zulfiqar Ahmed Ghumman said on Tuesday that his department will extend all out cooperation for the further promotion of basketball in the province.
He also announced to hold a training camp of 40 talented basketball players who will be selected through a Talent-Hunt Programme. Ghumman made these announcements while talking at the conclusion of a Jashan-e-Azadi basketball match at Don Bosco School on Monday evening.
It’s pertinent to mention here that SBP is organising the Jashan-e-Azadi sports competitions across the province to celebrate the Independence Day in a befitting manner. DHA team outplayed Don Bosco School by 67-54 in the Jashan-e-Azadi basketball match.
The SBP DG said that the country does not lack sports talent. “We will take every possible step for the grooming of players, while providing them top class facilities,” he asserted. He urged the young players to put up resolute efforts for getting encouraging results at international level.
Later, he gave away winners’ trophy to DHA team captain Hamza Zulfiqar. Zain Khan, Aqib Javed and Rameez were declared best players of the match.