LAHORE : Director General (DG) Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Khizar Afzaal Chaudhry said that the open and merit-based trials for the selection of Punjab athletes will be conducted on April 9, 10 and 11.
“The representative of provincial sports association will also be a part of selection committee to ensure transparency and merit in the trials process”. He said this while presiding over a meeting at National Hockey Stadium.
Director Admin Dr M Kaleem, Director Sports Rana Nadeem Anjum, Idris Haider Khawaja and representatives of all sports associations of Punjab participated in the meeting.
Addressing the meeting, Khizar said that 600 players will be participating in the players' training camps in three cities from April 14. “The training camps of 19 games will be conducted in Lahore out of which the camps of 11 games will be organized at Nishtar Park Sports Complex. Faisalabad will host training camps of four games while the training camp of sailing will be conducted at Karachi,” he informed.
Director General said that Punjab is the largest province of the country and that’s why people expect from Punjab athletes to top the medals table. “Our players must exhibit their best playing techniques and try to live up to the expectations of the people”.