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PESHAWAR, Jan 13 (APP):Khyber Pakhtunkhwa under-21 games will be held from February 4 at the Peshawar Sports Complex.
The formal inauguration of the games will be performed by the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Suhail Afridi.
Regarding the organization of the under-21 three days games, a meeting was held under the chairmanship of Advisor for Sports and Youth Affairs, Taj Muhammad Tarand, in which the games were rescheduled and the new dates approved.
The meeting was attended by Director General Sports Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Tashfeen Haider, Director Operations Jamshed, Assistant Director Finance Shah Faisal, along with other relevant officials.
During the meeting, instructions were issued to complete all arrangements for the games in a timely manner, and an official notification for the organization of the under-21 games has also been issued. More than 5,000 athletes and officials will participate in this mega sports event of the province.
In these games, competitions will be held in 35 sports for men and 18 sports for women.
Men’s competitions will take place at Peshawar, Hayatabad, Kohat, and Mardan Sports Complexes.
Women’s competitions will be held at Abdul Wali Khan Sports Complex Charsadda, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University Peshawar, Peshawar Board Ground, and Hayatabad Sports Complex.
Men’s sports in the under-21 games include Badminton, Table Tennis, Squash, Athletics, Volleyball, Karate, Football, Gymnastics, Throwball, Basketball, Boxing, Taekwondo, Hockey, Judo, Handball, Wushu, Archery, Jujitsu, Tennis, Weightlifting, Wrestling, Snooker, Lacrosse, Tag Ball, Mas Wrestling, Futsal, Kickboxing, Bodybuilding, Full Contact Karate, Kabaddi, Muay Thai, Baseball, Tug of War, Rugby, and Zorkhana.
Women’s sports include Badminton, Table Tennis, Squash, Athletics, Volleyball, Karate, Basketball, Taekwondo, Judo, Hockey, Netball, Cricket, Archery, Handball, Jujitsu, Throwball, Futsal, and Softball.