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Peshawar wins KP U21 Inter-Regional Women’s Games trophy

Peshawar clinched the trophy of the KP U21 Inter-Regional Women’s Games organized by the Directorate of Sports after winning 14 gold medals, 12 silver and seven bronze medals.

 

Peshawar clinched the trophy of the KP U21 Inter-Regional Women’s Games organized by the Directorate of Sports after winning 14 gold medals, 12 silver and seven bronze medals.

Dera Ismail Khan finished second with 6 gold, 4 silver medals and 10 bronze medals while Bannu secured third position with 4 gold medals, 7 silver and 4 bronze medals. Mardan won four golds, five silver medals, six bronze medals, Hazara claimed three gold medals, six silver medals and 13 bronze medals, Kohat grabbed two gold medals, two silver, six bronze medals while Malakand has one silver medal, six bronze and got 7th position.

KP Under-21 Games First Phase Medal Table:

Positions Teams GoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Peshawar1412733
2Dera Ismail Khan641020
3Bannu47415
4Mardan45615
5Hazara361322
6Kohat22610
7Malakand -167

Director Sports Rasheed Ghaznavi, former Provincial Minister and President KP Olympic Association Syed Aqil Shah, Assistant Commissioner Rafia Qayyum distributed prizes among the winners, along with Administrator Hayatabad Sports Complex Syed Jafar Shah, Assistant Director Hamid Khan and District Sports Officer Tehsil Ullah, officials, players and spectators were also present. The women event organized in Hayatabad Sports Complex, University of Peshawar Gymnasium Hall and Abdul Wali Khan Sports Complex Charsadda.

The second phase:

Positions Teams GoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Peshawar42 28 1585
2Mardan11143156
3Bannu Region  91914 42
4Dera Ismail Khan  93820
5Malakand Region891532
6Hazara614 1838
7Kohat Region531523

Special Assistant to KP Chief Minister for Local Government Kamran Khan Bangash was the chief guest on this occasion who gave away medals, trophies and cash prizes to the position holders. Director General Sports KP Asfandyar Khan Khattak, Director Operation Syed Saqlain Shah, Regional Sports Officer Saleem Raza, District Sports Officer Anwar Kamal Burki, Deputy Director Niamatullah, Regional Sports Officer Hazrat Ullah, Deputy Director Account Tariq Khan, Director Sports Rashida Ghaznavi, officials, players and large number of spectators were also present in the main arena hall during presentation ceremony.

The third and final phase of U21 Games at Inter-District level will be starting from April 15-19, 2020 wherein 15000 players in seven women and 10 Men Games.

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