Swat: Trials of men and women athletes were held in Swat like other districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for the Provincial Under-21 Games. The selection committee headed by DS Oswat Kashif Farhan and headed by Chief Coach Shafqatullah and Jaffer Shah discussed women’s athletics A large number of male and female players from different colleges and clubs participated in the selection of seven sports including Kashi, Cricket, Badminton, Volleyball and ten sports including Men’s Karate, Wushu, Gymnastics and Taekwondo.
At the direction of Asfandyar Khattak, trials for selection of men’s and women’s teams at the level of 35 districts from DI Khan to Chitral, including the integrated tribal districts, in connection with the preparations for the Provincial Under-21 Games are continuing. As in other districts, women’s athletes Jaffar Shah, Saira Khan and Fatima won the cricket trials at Grassy Ground, Makan Bagh, Mingora, while Karate trials were won by Amal Gul Afridi, Taekwondo trials by Shafiqul Rehman, Gymnastics trials by Sabz Ali, Wushuke.
Trials Timur Javed and other coaches took trials of different sports. On the occasion, District Sports Officer Swat Kashif Farhan, who also has the responsibilities of Regional Sports Officer, said that the organization of Under-21 Games organized by the Sports Department would promote sports in the province. Women athletes will have equal access to sports equipment, kits, shoes and other basic amenities. In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, medal holders at the provincial and national level are being encouraged in the form of monthly stipends and by the grace of God, the efforts of the Directorate of Sports are boosting the sports sector,
Kashif Farhan said. Before the trials, various schools, colleges and clubs in Swat Along with this, banners were hung all over the city so that a large number of youth could take part in the trials so that they could help in forming teams of men and women with talented players. He said that best arrangements were made for the trials of men and women at different places in the trials to be held on Monday and the phase of trials was completed in a very calm atmosphere. He said that the names of the selected players will be announced today.