All set for first Ramazan Sports Series
Adviser to Punjab Chief Minister on Sports and Youth Affairs Wahab Riaz announced on Monday that the First Ramazan Sports Series 2023 will be held from April 7 to 11.
Riaz made the announcement while addressing a press conference at the National Hockey Stadium, where Punjab Sports Director General Dr Asif Tufail, Lahore Division Commissioner Chaudhry Muhammad Ali Randhawa, Youth Affairs Director Syed Umair Hassan and other officials were present.
Riaz said teams from all divisions will participate in hockey, football, kabaddi, badminton, and table tennis competitions and the 12 teams of Lahore cricket clubs will compete in the tape ball cricket event scheduled to be played at Gau Shala Cricket Ground.He gave details of the prize money, stating that a total of Rs8.55 million will be distributed among the top position holder teams of the Ramazan Sports Series.
The winners of badminton and table tennis (male and female) events will receive a cash prize of Rs200,000 each, while the runners-up teams will be given Rs100,000 cash prize each, he added. Riaz stated that the Ramazan Sports Series will provide a suitable platform for young talented players of the province to demonstrate their skills in the above-mentioned games.
"Excellent arrangements will be made for the competitions of Ramazan Sports Series, and the participating teams will be provided with all necessary facilities during the event," he added.
He further said that a total of 768 male and female players and 135 officials will participate in the five-day Ramazan Sports Series. The competitions of badminton and table tennis (male and female) events will be played at NPSC Gymnasium Hall, football and kabaddi at Punjab Stadium, hockey matches at Mini Hockey Stadium, and the tape ball cricket event will be played at Gau Shala Cricket Ground, he informed.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 4th, 2023.