Sports can change world, says academic

Games gala of Ameeruddin Medical College concludes

LAHORE:

Principal of the Postgraduate Medical Institute Prof. Dr. Sardar Muhammad Al-Freed Zafar has said that sports have the potential to bring about change in the world along with health while it is also important in creating an atmosphere of brotherhood among society.

He added that it is very important for the doctors who take care of the health of the people and provide them medical treatment to keep themselves healthy and energetic.

Prof. Al-freed Zafar further said that healthy sports competition also enriched the abilities of students so sports competitions should continue in medical institutions.

These views were expressed by him while speaking at an award distribution ceremony on the conclusion of a sports gala of the Ameeruddin Medical College where the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Health Sciences, Prof. Dr. Javed Akram, was the chief guest.

Prof. Javed Akram, while appreciating the ability and intelligence of the students of the Ameeruddin Medical College, said that they were not lagging behind in sports activities besides performing well in examinations.

Expressing his views, Prof. Al-Freed Zafar said that sports activities were very important for physical and mental health as the spirit of success was nurtured in the field of education of the students through the sportsman’s spirit.

 

Published in The Express Tribune, November 29^th, 2021.