Army crushed PAF by 87-50 and Islamabad won over Sargodha on 56-54 points to claim the titles of 2019 Inter-Division & Inter-Department Basketball Championships which successfully concluded at Pakistan Sports Complex in Islamabad.
Inter-Division B-Grade & Inter-Department Basketball Championship 2019
Islamabad hosted the two mega basketball events namely: "Inter-Divisional Grade-B Basketball Championship" along with "Inter-Department Basketball Championship", both in the current year and at the same time, at the same venue. The championships commenced from 10th April and continued till 14th April.
These championships featured a total of about 15 teams altogether that is, 7 departmental teams and 8 divisional teams. Players from their respective teams were seen show casing their best of speed and accuracy skills, competing against each other so as to earn top honors in these championships.
The departmental teams included: Pakistan Army, Pakistan Air Force (PAF), Police, Railways, Pakistan Ordinance Factories (POF) Wah, Water And Power Development Authority (WAPDA) and Pakistan Navy. While the divisional teams were:
1. Islamabad
2. Kohat
3. Sargodha
4. Mardan
5. Karachi
6. Rawalpindi
7. Mirpurkhas and
8. Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA)
These teams were divided into two groups:
Group A: Islamabad, Kohat, Sargodha and Mardan.
Group B: Karachi, Rawalpindi, Mirpurkhas and FATA.
The Inter-Department Basketball Championship crown went to Army team while the title holder of Inter-Divisional Grade-B Basketball Championship stands as the host, Islamabad.
