PESHAWAR
\nIn connection with the ongoing Traditional Games organized by the Directorate General Sports, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa got under way here at Kohistan District.
\nDeputy Commissioner Kohistan Lower Shakeel Ahmed was the special guest along with Deputy Director Sports Operations Jamshed Baloch, ADE Kohistan Lower Muhammad Saleem, Assistant Commissioner Pattan Muhammad Saqib, Tehsil Chairman Pattan Maulana Rehmatullah, ADO Sports Aurangzeb, Village Chairman Maulana Ahmad Ali, Additional AC Pattan Iqbal Hussain and other personalities were also present.
\nThe Traditional Games is carrying events like volleyball, musical chair, tug-of-war, sack race, gali danda, pitho gol garam and bilori wherein more than 100 players are taking part.
\nAccording to the results, volleyball competitions Kolai Palace team defeated Lower Kohistan team in the opening match by 3-1, the score was 25-22, 23-25, 29-27 and 25-21.
\nIn the Musical chair Kohistan Lower Sohail got the trophy, followed by Wasim Akram of Kolai Palace was runner up. Salman of Kohistan Lower won the sack race while Baz Muhammad was runner up. The team of Kohistan Upper won the trophy.
\nThe team of Kolai Palace was the winner in the competitions of Pitho Gol Garam while the team of Kohistan Upper was the runner-up. Cash prizes and trophies will be distributed among the winners and runners-up players and other position holders.
\nJamshed Baloch told APP that, after holding traditional games in different regions, the final round between the winners of various events will be held in Peshawar where the players will be awarded more prizes for participating in the Traditional Games.
\nHe said, the aim and objective of the Traditional Games is to keep traditional games alive across the province, and hopefully this kind of thing would further promote traditional games in these areas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
PESHAWAR In connection with the ongoing Traditional Games organized by the Directorate General Sports, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa got under way here at Kohistan District. Deputy Commissioner Kohistan Lower Shakeel Ahmed was the special guest along with Deputy Director Sports Operations Jamshed Baloch, ADE Kohistan Lower Muhammad Saleem, Assistant Commissioner Pattan Muhammad Saqib, Tehsil Chairman Pattan Maulana […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[9017,7449],"class_list":{"0":"post-268192","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-sports","7":"tag-fun-joys","8":"tag-kp-traditional-games"},"yoast_head":"\n