The inauguration ceremony of the National Squash League (Men and Women) was held yesterday under the auspices of the Prime Minister\u2019s Youth Programme (PMYP) at Air University Islamabad.
\nDeputy Chief of Air Staff (Training) Air Marshal Zulfiqar Ahmed Qureshi was the chief guest.<\/p>\n
While, famous squash players, Mr Qamar Zaman and Ms Sadia Gul, Member (IT) Higher Education Commission (HEC) Dr Jamil Ahmad and Vice Chancellor Air University Air Marshal Javaid Ahmed (Retd) also attended the ceremony.
\nMen and women squash teams, who have already won at a provincial level, also participated in the event.
\nMeanwhile, HEC athletes also shined in the National Athletics Championship.
\nAthletes won five gold, four silver and nine bronze medals in Men\u2019s games, while 13 gold, seven silver and nine bronze won in women\u2019s games during the Junior Athletics Championship held at Artillery Regimental Centre, Attock.
\nSimilarly, in the senior category\u2019s 51st Athletics Championship, the women\u2019s team secured 2nd position with 5 gold, 11 silver and 5 bronze while the men\u2019s team won 3rd position with 2 gold, 2 silver and 6 bronze.
\nIt is worth mentioning here that Athletes, who have won medals, are eligible for one-year scholarships and prize money.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The inauguration ceremony of the National Squash League (Men and Women) was held yesterday under the auspices of the Prime Minister\u2019s Youth Programme (PMYP) at Air University Islamabad. Deputy Chief of Air Staff (Training) Air Marshal Zulfiqar Ahmed Qureshi was the chief guest. While, famous squash players, Mr Qamar Zaman and Ms Sadia Gul, Member […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":374379,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-374375","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n