Sports minister hails Punjab performance at Inter-provincial games

LAHORE, Mar 22 (APP):Punjab Minister for Sports Jahangir
Khanzada has said the Punjab contingent has truly won the hearts
of people by winning 139 medals including 65 gold, 44 silver and
30 bronze at the 4th Inter-Provincial Games in Peshawar.
He was talking to Idris Haider Khawaja, Secretary of Punjab
Olympic Association (PbOA) at his office at National Hockey
Stadium, on Thursday.
Director Admin Javed Rasheed Chohan was also present during the meeting.
On this occasion, Idris Khawaja presented Punjab’s
Inter-Provincial Games trophy to the minister, who congratulated
all members and officials of the Punjab contingent.
He said Punjab athletes lived up to the expectations and dethroned their opponents in almost all competitions. “The Sports Board Punjab provided the best training facilities to all male and female athletes during the training camps and that’s why they defeated their rivals in majority of the competitions,” he added.
“Our contingent’s overwhelming performance is the outcome of
Punjab’s outstanding sports infrastructure, established under the leadership of Secretary Sports Muhammad Aamir Jan. Dozens of sports projects have been completed and several are on the verge of
completion in far-flung areas of the province,” said the minister.
Jahangir Khanzada expressed the hope that Punjab players would
continue to demonstrate their talent in national and international
sports events in future.
The PbOA secretary appreciated the discipline showed by the
members of Punjab contingent during the games and thanked Punjab
Minister for Sports for extending the best facilities during trials and training camps of Punjab teams.