PM Youth Talent Hunt Table Tennis League concludes

PESHAWAR: The Prime Minister Youth Talent Hunt Table Tennis League concluded here on Tuesday with overall victory by Mardan and Peshawar regions.

The final matches were played at the Arena Hall of the Qayyum Sports Complex here. Vice-chancellor Islamia College University Prof Dr Ali Mohammad was the chief guest at the concluding ceremony.

The event was organised by Islamia College University with the support of the Higher Education Commission under the PM Youth Talent Hunt programme.In the girls league, Mardan remained unbeaten and by defeating Peshawar, Hazara, Swat, and Bannu, it took first position. It was followed by Peshawar with one loss and three wins. Hazara took third position by losing two matches against Peshawar and Mardan and winning as many against Swat and Bannu. Bannu stood fourth with one win and three losses and Swat remained at the bottom of the list by losing all the games.

In the Men league, Peshawar with all win against Mardan, Hazara, Swat and Bannu got first position, followed by Mardan with one lost against Peshawar and three wins against Bannu, Hazara, and Swat took runners-up trophy while Swat took third position with two lost against Peshawar and Mardan and two victories against Bannu and Hazara, Bannu with one win and three lost took fourth position and Hazara with all matches lost took fifth position out of five teams.

The representative of the HEC, Muhammad Awais Mirza, organizing secretary of the event at director sports Islamia College University Ali Hoti, Deputy President Pakistan Table Tennis Federation Kiran Musharaf, Miss Shabana (Islamabad), International Table Tennis Referee Masood Ahmad, International observer Nadeem Khan, Vice-President Pakistan Table Tennis Federation Kifayat Ullah Orakzai, coaches Saira Khan, Amna Khan, Yasir Aziz, players and officials were also present on the occasion.