Punjab clinch 49 medals in first two days
By Our correspondent
LAHORE: Punjab contingent has made magnificent beginning of 2nd edition of Quaid-i-Azam Inter-Provincial Games winning 49 medals in the first two days of the event at Liaqat Gymnasium, Pakistan Sports Board on Tuesday.
Punjab players displayed wonderful skills and overwhelmed their opponents quite comfortably in different competitions. Punjab’s tally of medals include 23 gold, 18 silver and 8 bronze medals. Out of 49 medals, the female players have won 15 gold, 14, silver and three bronze medals while Punjab male players managed to clinch 8 gold, 4, silver and five bronze medals.
Punjab Minister for Sports Jahangir Khanzada was the chief guest at lawn tennis, volleyball, snooker, karate and judo competition. In the athletics meet, Punjab girls grabbed 5 gold and same number of silver. In badminton girls secured 5 gold, 6 silver and one bronze medals. In judo event, Punjab girls took 3 gold, 3 silver and 2 bronze medals while karate girls got 2 gold medals so far. On the boys’ side, they took 6 gold and one bronze medal in judo. They also won 2 gold, 2 silver and 3 bronze medals in athletics event. In karate contest, Punjab boys have to content with 2 silver and one bronze medals. In snooker, Usman, Mudassar Raza and Umer have confirmed their place in semifinals by defeating their rivals with ease. Punjaqb kabaddi team also reached semifinal stage after thrashing Islamabad and Khyber Pakhtunkhawa by 32-10 and 45-18 respectively. Punjab boys and girls badminton teams sailed into the final after defeating their respective opponents.
Our Islamabad correspondent adds: Sindh, Punjab, Balochistan and KP shared men’s athletics honours on Tuesday. Sindh also won gold in 800m with Umar Saadat earning the top spot. Balochistan won gold medals in 5000m (Nasir Ali-16:8.70) race and 400m hurdles (Aamir Ali-55.37). KP earned gold medals in men’s athletics through Shoaib Khan (7.19m), in long jump and Zohaib Khan (13.20) in shot put. Punjab got gold medals through Mohammad Yasir (69.54) in javelin throw and in high jumps with Afzal Ahmad clearing 1.85m height. In women athletics Shafaq Afreen clocked 13.26 to win gold for Sindh. Saba (Punjab) won 1500m gold with the time of 5:28.94. In 100m hurdles Rubab (Punjab) timed 18.60 for gold. Benish won gold for Balochistan in 400m hurdles clocking 1:10.28.
Punjab’s Sunannia timed 4.48 for long jump gold. Mahoor (Punjab) took double gold in shot and javelin throw. Punjab also leads in karate. In women individual Kata Memoona Qadeer from Punjab won the gold medal. In team Kata, Punjab’s Memoona Qadeer, Saira Amjad and Ayesha Amjad won gold medal. In men Individual Kata, Syed Shahnoor (Sindh) won the gold medal. Punjab also took the honours in judo events, winning the five gold medals with KP and Fata getting two gold medal each. Gilgit and Baltistan also scooped one gold. In women judo Punjab took two gold medals, KP. Fata and Gilgit and Baltistan (GB) got one gold medal each.
Secretary Sports Punjab Muhammad Aamir Jan has congratulated Punjab players for their outstanding performance in the first phase of the Quaid-i-Azam Inter-Provincial Games. “We are proud of our medal winners in the Quaid-i-Azam Inter-Provincial Games,” he added.
Punjab Minister for Sports Jahangir Khanzada has said that the Quaid-i-Azam Inter-Provincial Games have turned out to be a famous sports event for the young generation and the young talented players of the country have shown great amount of passion for this event; he expressed these views while talking to the media at Liaqat Gymnasium, Pakistan Sports Board on Tuesday.
from The News International - Sports
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