Interprovincial games: Over 3,700 contestants to feature in five-day event

Teams from four provinces and other federating units reaching the capital

ISLAMABAD: Over 3,700 players, from all federating units including Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh, Balochistan, Islamabad, Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan and FATA, would be flexing their muscles to win 578 medals in 19 different sports contests to be held under the Quaid-i-Azam Interprovincial Games-2017.

The five-day event, starting from December 25, would be held here at the Pakistan Sports Complex. It was decided in a meeting, chaired by Director General of Pakistan Sports Board (PSD) Dr Akhtar Nawaz Ganjera that the team positions would be decided on the basis of the quantity of gold medals.

Director Media Muhammad Azam said that men and women players would compete in 12 events out of the total 19 disciplines.

Sharing some details, he said Sindh contingent consisting of 395 players and officials, Punjab 395, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 349, Gilgit-Baltistan 393, Fata 330 and AJK 268 will reach Islamabad on Sunday to take part in the event. Balochistan contingent comprising 395 has already reached Islamabad.

The home team, Islamabad, has 395 players and officials.

He said the preparation of Quaid-i-Azam Inter Provincial Games were in full swing.

Following is the detail of events and their venues: athletics (men and women) at Jinnah Stadium, badminton (men and women) at Rodham Hall, Football (men and women) at Outer Football Ground, Hockey (men and women) at Naseer Bunda Hockey Stadium, Judo (men and women) at Bio Mechanical Lab, Karate (men and women) at Liaqat Gymnasium Mini Hall, Netball (men and women) at Hamidi Hall, Squash (men and women) at Mushaf Squash Complex, Table Tennis (men and women) at Hamidi Hall, Taekwondo (men and women) at Amir Khan Boxing Hall, Tennis (men and women) at PSB Tennis Court, Volleyball (men and women) at Liaqat Gymnasium, Baseball (male) at PSB Baseball Ground, Boxing(male) at in front of Liaqat Gymnasium, Circle Kabaddi (male) at Jinnah Stadium, Snooker (male) at PSB Snooker Hall, Weightlifting (male) at Weightlifting Hall, Jinnah Stadium, Wrestling (male) at Outer Ground near Basketball Ground and Wushu (male) at Amir Khan Boxing Hall.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 24^th, 2017.