Competitions: GCU students earn 255 oratory awards in 2016

255 laurels include 50 coveted team trophies


News Desk January 11, 2017
PHOTO: EXPRESS

LAHORE: The Government College University (GCU) Lahore students clinched 255 oratory awards in national and international competitions during 2016.

This was stated in the GCU Debating Society annual report submitted to Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Hassan Amir Shah on Wednesday.

According to the report, the 255 laurels include 50 coveted team trophies, 11 runners-up trophies, one third-position trophy, 84 best speaker awards, 56 second-position awards, 49 third-position and four consolation prizes, which were won at various declamation, parliamentary, recitation and poetry competitions.

“Our orators have shown their mettle time and again in English, Urdu, Punjabi, Saraiki and Pashto languages, and their consistent achievements in national competitions are source of great pride for their alma mater,” said Dr Hassan.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 12th, 2017.

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