KARACHI: The organisers of the National Beach Games have not yet received fund from the provincial government, a source told on Monday.
\n\u201cIf we do not receive fund tomorrow we will not be in a position to host the competitions,\u201d the source, who is part of the organising committee, said.
\nSindh Olympic Association (SOA), which will be organising the competitions here at the Sea View from September 18-20, requested Rs20 million from the Sindh government.
\nPakistan Olympic Association (POA) has formally unveiled dates of the competitions which are being held for the first time in history.
\nSOA said in a press release on Monday that it was fully prepared to hold the spectacle according to the announced time-frame if the Sindh government issued it the required amount.
\n\u201cWe are fully prepared to host the competitions provided the fund is received from the Sindh government,\u201d SOA said.
\nThe SOA expressed the hope that the provincial government would release the fund soon.This correspondent also learnt that Sindh sports department had not yet given approval which was the main obstacle in the way. In the three-day affair players from across the country will showcase their talent in 12 disciplines.
\nThose players who are to be part of Pakistan contingent for the Asian Beach Games this month in Vietnam will not represent their provincial or departmental sides.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
KARACHI: The organisers of the National Beach Games have not yet received fund from the provincial government, a source told on Monday. \u201cIf we do not receive fund tomorrow we will not be in a position to host the competitions,\u201d the source, who is part of the organising committee, said. Sindh Olympic Association (SOA), which […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2891","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n