Commonwealth Games: Australian HC hosts Pak contingent
More than 6,600 athletes and team officials from 70 countries and territories to compete in competition
ISLAMABAD:
Australian High Commissioner Margaret Adamson on Wednesday hosted a reception for Pakistan’s contingent heading to the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (GC2018). According to a statement issued here, High Commissioner Margaret Adamson said that GC2018 will be the biggest sporting event our Gold Coast has ever staged and the biggest sporting event seen in Australia this decade. “I am particularly pleased we have been able to help two Pakistani student ambassadors travel to the Gold Coast during the Games,” High Commissioner Adamson said. “These students, a girl and a boy selected by competition, will represent Pakistan at a cultural programme alongside students drawn from all over the Commonwealth”, she added. “Australian High Commission and Pakistan Cricket Board hold an annual School Girls’ Cup cricket tournament and skills development clinic which aims to empower girls through cricket,” High Commissioner Adamson said. More than 6,600 athletes and team officials from 70 countries and territories will compete in 18 sports and seven para-sports during 11 days of competition broadcast to a global audience of 1.5 billion.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 29th, 2018.
Australian High Commissioner Margaret Adamson on Wednesday hosted a reception for Pakistan’s contingent heading to the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (GC2018). According to a statement issued here, High Commissioner Margaret Adamson said that GC2018 will be the biggest sporting event our Gold Coast has ever staged and the biggest sporting event seen in Australia this decade. “I am particularly pleased we have been able to help two Pakistani student ambassadors travel to the Gold Coast during the Games,” High Commissioner Adamson said. “These students, a girl and a boy selected by competition, will represent Pakistan at a cultural programme alongside students drawn from all over the Commonwealth”, she added. “Australian High Commission and Pakistan Cricket Board hold an annual School Girls’ Cup cricket tournament and skills development clinic which aims to empower girls through cricket,” High Commissioner Adamson said. More than 6,600 athletes and team officials from 70 countries and territories will compete in 18 sports and seven para-sports during 11 days of competition broadcast to a global audience of 1.5 billion.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 29th, 2018.