Sultan, Fatima bag badminton titles

LAHORE: Sultan Iftikhar of Kasur clinched the men’s singles title of the District Badminton Championship held at Nishtar Park Sports Complex Gymnasium Hall.
Sultan beat Shahzaib Yousuf in the final on Friday while in the girl’s singles final Fatima Hassan won the title beating Wisha Faryal. Earlier, Punjab Minister for Sports Jahangir Khanzada inaugurated District Badminton Championship. As many as 200 players took part in singles and 30 players featured in doubles category of District Badminton Championship Kasur organized with the collaboration of Sports Board Punjab (SBP).Deputy Directors Tariq Wattoo, Hafeez Bhatti and a large number of sports lovers were also present in the inauguration ceremony.
Addressing the inauguration ceremony, Punjab Minister for Sports Jahangir Khanzada said the new lot of talented coaches has started producing results and the District Badminton Championship Kasur is fresh example in this regard.
“District Badminton Championship Kasur is an initiative of badminton coach from Kasur Shahzad Liaqat, who was appointed recently by Sports Board Punjab,” he informed. Shahzad Liaqat, head badminton coach from Kasur, lauded the role of Secretary Sports Punjab Aamir Jan for the holding of District Badminton Championship.