Internationally renowned female Pakistani squash player and a member of International Olympic Committee women commission, Maria Toor Pakai has vowed to establish a sports fund for under privileged boys and girls of Pakistan.
She urged the parents to give equal opportunities and support to their children, especially daughters for choosing the sport of their choice. She expressed these views at a meeting with the Global Sports Mentoring Program CEO Rabia Qadir on Wednesday. She also accepted an invitation to become a member of advisory board of Galaxy Sports Academy (GSA).
The two sports women exchange their views about the work needed to be done for the promotion of sports in the youth especially girls. Maria said that she planned to establish a sports fund for the needy children who have the potential to become stars, but don’t have the resources, for that purpose she will seek government help as well as get private donations.
Rabia Qadir, a former international hockey player and a technical official, briefed Maria about the work she is doing for the underprivileged girls and her project to ‘Empower Women Through Sports’ and discussed future plan to provide better opportunities to the youth of Pakistan in the field of sports.
Both agreed on one point that if they wanted to promote sports among girls, more training and female coaches were required, so that parents have less reservations in sending their daughters to play.
Maria praised the work of GSA, under the patronage of Rabia Qadir, who herself represented Pakistan in the field of hockey. Rabia also presented a souvenir to Maria to acknowledge her contribution in the field of sports.