Quaid Day Wushu Championship Begins

The Quaid-i-Azam Day Wushu Championship rolled into action at a grand opening ceremony at Sports Board Punjab Gymnasium Hall here on Tuesday night

LAHORE, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 13th Dec, 2017 ) :The Quaid-i-Azam Day Wushu Championship rolled into action at a grand opening ceremony at Sports board Punjab Gymnasium Hall here on Tuesday night.

Additional Secretary Sports Zahid Hussain opened the mega Wushu Championship which will remain continue till December 15. He also watched wushu and dart competitions at Sports Board Punjab Gymnasium Hall.

The glittering trophy of the championship was also unveiled on this occasion. The wushu championship will also act as qualification event for upcoming Quaid-i-Azam Inter-Provincial Games scheduled to be held at Islamabad from December 25-29, 2017.

Director Sports Muhammad Anees Sheikh, Director Admin Javed Rasheed Chohan, Deputy Directors Tariq Wattoo, Hafeez Bhatti, Chairman Pakistan Wushu Federation Iftikhar Malik, Divisional Sports Officer Nadim Qaiser, DSO Kasur Rauf Bajwa and Tanvir Shah were also present on this occasion.

The teams from eight divisions-Lahore, Gujranwala, Sahiwal, Faisalabad, Sargodha, Rawalpindi, Dera Ghazi Khan and Bahawalpur are taking part in the 4-day championship. Hundreds young male and female players demonstrated wonderful wushu, aerobic and gymnastics skills during the mega opening ceremony.

The audience appreciated the amazing performance of highly talented girls and boys. Talking to media, Zahid Hussain said Pakistan has plenty of talent in every field. "One can see highly motivating wushu performance of hundreds of male and female players to assess the level of talent in Punjab", he added.

He further said Sports Board Punjab, under the leadership of Secretary Sports Muhammad Aamir Jan, has made quite effective measures for the promotion of sports across the Punjab province. "The holding of Quaid-i-Azam Inter-Provincial Games is a fantastic step for the cause of sports in Pakistan.

The upcoming games will provide a suitable platform to young athletes of the country to express their talent", he explained. Director Sports Muhammad Anees Sheikh and Director Admin Javed Rasheed Chohan also lauded the great performance of wushu girls and boys.

"These players have great future if they continue to work hard. There is no short cut to success but hard work. Our players have shown that they can win several titles at international level in future", they added.