PESHAWAR
Historical Koda competitions in Swabi in connection with Traditional Sports organized by Directorate General Sports Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with a total of 16 teams participating. Koda is an ancient traditional game played by elders in the villages of Swabi and Mardan. The final match was played between the teams of Muzaffar Khan, Midrar Ullah, Fazal Azeem, Zafar Ali, Qaiser Khan and Danish Khan.
The final lasted more than four hours wherein Muzaffar Khan’s team of five players defeated Zafar Ali’s team and won the title. Director Operations Directorate General Sports Azizullah Jan was the special guest on the occasion who distributed prizes.
Director Admin and Finance Muhammad Tariq, Deputy Director Jamshed Baloch, Chief Coach Shafqatullah, Assistant Director Zakirullah, Aizaz and District Sports Officer Tariq Muhammad were also present.
Azizullah Jan paid tributes to Chief Minister Mahmood Khan, Secretary Sports and Director General Sports for revival of traditional sports and said that traditional sports competitions were being organized across the province in collaboration with the concerned associations.
Meanwhile, Traditional Games also started in Mardan with players from different villages taking part in Makha. Assistant Commissioner Katling Abdul Ghaffar Khan Gandapur was the chief guest on this occasion who formally inaugurated the Games.
Sports Officer Afzar Muhammad, Deputy Director Sports Jamshed Baloch, Chief Coach Shafqatullah, Assistant Director Zakirullah, Administrative Officer Irshad Khan and other personalities were present. Amjad Khan Yousafzai was the organizing secretary of the event who made the best arrangements for the event.
On the occasion, Deputy Director Sports Jamshed Baloch lauded the efforts of DG Sports Khalid Khan and Director Operations Sports Azizullah Khan and said that Traditional Sports are continuing with their hard work day and night.
He said that Makha is an ancient game which is played in full swing in Swabi, Mardan and Buner. After hosting the Games, the final round will be held in Peshawar between the winners of various events where the players will be rewarded with more prizes. That such initiatives would further promote traditional games in these areas.
