LAHORE: Female athletes from 18 universities in the province will participate in the first Chief Minister Punjab Pink Games scheduled to be held at various venues in the provincial capital from May 2 to 5, 2024.
In this regard, DG Youth Affairs and Sports Punjab Pervez Iqbal presided over an important meeting at the National Hockey Stadium on Friday to review the preparations and other key elements. Sports Director Yasmeen Akhtar, Youth Affairs Director Rana Nadeem Anjum, Deputy Director Ata ur Rehman and Principal Consultant Hafeez Bhatti attended the meeting.
Apart from them Sports Directors and Sports Officers of 18 Universities including Sumera Sattar (LCWU), M Ashfaq Ahmed (UCP), Nazish Waheed (Kinnaird College), Ms Maheen Burki (UE), Uzma Zaidi (FCCU), Humaira Latif (UVAS) Meeting attended by Rabia Karim (UHE), Zubair Ahmed Butt (PU) and Dr. Umer Saleem (UOE).
Sports Director of Islamia University Bahawalpur, University of Gujrat, University of Sargodha and Sialkot attended the meeting through video link.
Addressing the meeting, Pervez Iqbal said that the first CM Punjab Pink Games are being organized to promote sports activities among women in the province as per the vision of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz. “Our women have a lot of sporting talent and Sports Board Punjab will continue to provide ample playing opportunities to develop their sporting talent,” he added.
He said that we are going to organize a mega event for the women athletes of the province and in this regard all the homework is done. “The participation of 18 universities in the First CM Punjab Pink Games is an encouraging sign. All participating teams will have the best facilities available during the 4-day mega event”.
He informed that the First CM Punjab Pink Games trophy will visit various universities before the event. “Sports Board Punjab will organize an unforgettable Pink Games opening ceremony. A sports competition between different universities will also be organized during the inauguration ceremony”.
Women's teams from 18 universities including Punjab University, Kinnaird College, UVAS, Lahore College for Women University, FC College, University of Central Punjab, University of Education, University of Lahore, Govt College University, University of Health Sciences, Islamia University Bahawalpur, University of Gujrat, University of Sargodha etc. will participate in First CM Punjab Pink Games.