Ramazan Sports Series inaugurated
SPRING CELEBRATIONS: Women participate in a fun race organised in Lahore by the Punjab Sports Board in connection with Jashn-e-Baharan. PHOTO: NNI
Contests of the First Ramazan Sports Series were underway at different Nishtar Park Sports Complex venues on Saturday.
Adviser to Punjab Chief Minister on Sports and Youth Affairs Wahab Riaz inaugurated the Ramazan Sports Series tape ball cricket tournament at LCCA ground. Riaz bowled while former captain Salman Butt and Commissioner Lahore Muhammad Ali Randhawa faced him at the crease to launch the cricket event.
Meanwhile, Punjab Sports Director General Dr Asif Tufail inaugurated the Ramazan Sports Series Badminton Championship by playing a shot at NPSC Gymnasium Hall, while DC Lahore Rafia Haider and table tennis star Pernia Khan inaugurated the table tennis championship by playing a shot at the same venue.
Wahab Riaz also inaugurated the Kabaddi Championship at Punjab Stadium.
Commissioner Lahore Muhammad Ali Randhawa, DC Lahore Rafia Haider, Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Shahid Zaman and DG Sports Punjab Dr Asif Tufail were present on this occasion.
A total of 768 male and female players and 135 officials will participate in the five-day Ramazan Sports Series.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 9th, 2023.