Peshawar
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Games organized by the Directorate General Sports Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will begin from 20th February-today, in which more than 2,000 male and female athletes will participate.
All the athletes have reached Peshawar. All preparations for the Games have been completed. Male athletes will participate in 16 and female athletes in 12 games. These views were expressed by Director General Sports Abdul Nasir while talking to the media. Additional DG Sports Rashida Ghaznavi, Director Operation Naimatullah Marwat, Deputy Director Jamshed Baloch, Admin Officer Syed Jafar Shah were also present. DG Sports said that all arrangements for the games have been completed and Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ali Amin Gandapur will inaugurate the games.
Teams from DI Khan, Bannu, Kohat, Mardan, Swat, Abbottabad and Peshawar regions will participate in the mega event. He said that male players will participate in athletics, football, hockey, volleyball, basketball, karate, taekwondo, boxing, squash, table tennis, badminton, gymnastics, throwball, judo, wushu and handball, while female players will participate in athletics, hockey, cricket, volleyball, basketball, karate, taekwondo, judo, netball, squash, table tennis and badminton. A total of 2380 male and female players will compete in these games, including 1043 female players.
The players will be provided with daily and traveling allowances, accommodation, sports equipment, shoes and kits for these games. He said that the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Games are an important step towards the promotion of sports under the leadership of Provincial Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Syed Fakhar Jahan, as per the vision of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sardar Ali Amin Khan Gandapur regarding the development of sports, which will not only bring out new talent but also produce the best players for the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa contingent for the National Games in May. He said that out of 1043 female players, 42 in badminton, table tennis and squash, 42 in athletics, 126 in volleyball, 98 in karate, 91 in basketball, taekwondo, volleyball and netball, 98 in cricket, 126 in judo, 56 in judo, women badminton, squash Peshawar Sports Complex, table tennis, volleyball, hockey, judo, karate, netball Abdul Wali Khan Sports Complex Charsadda, Athletics, Cricket, Taekwondo and Basketball competitions will be played at Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education Peshawar.
He said that men’s badminton will be played at Peshawar Sports Complex, table tennis at Hayatabad Sports Complex, squash at Peshawar Sports Complex, volleyball at Pakistan Sports Board Coaching Center, athletics at Kohat, karate at Hayatabad Sports Complex, gymnastics at Peshawar Sports Complex, throwball at PSB Hall, handball at Peshawar Sports Complex, basketball at Peshawar University, boxing, hockey, taekwondo at Peshawar Sports Complex, judo at PSB Hall and wushu at Peshawar Sports Complex. He said that in the first phase, open trials were held in all regions from February 1 to 10, which was supervised by Regional Sports Officer, District Sports Officers, representatives of relevant associations and coaches of the Directorate.
