Talent Hunt Scheme trails in Mansehra completed successfully
Trials under Talent Hunt Scheme in the age group of Under-16 has completed successfully in Mansehra.
The trials under Talent Hunt Scheme in the age group U16 has completed in Mansehra to bring out male and female athletes under qualified coaches of the Directorate of Sports Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Head of the selection committee, Bushra Khan has stated that the trials is aimed at to find out new faces at grassroots level in seven male and four female disciplines.
She disclosed the selection committee headed by Miss Rashida Ghaznavi thoroughly monitored the performance of the players before shortlisting the names of the selected probables.
200 female took part in Athletics, Badminton, Table Tennis and Volleyball (Female) and seven male Games including players were selected for the games of volleyball, table tennis, athletics, badminton, volleyball, squash, and football.
Through these trials in all 35 districts talented players would come up to the provincial pool of talent, she added.
The shortlisted players would be groomed, trained and coached under qualified coaches and would be given opportunities to represent Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the National Junior and Senior Championships.
She said the trials district wise has so far completed in Swabi, Mardan, Kohat, Bannu, Dera Ismail Khan, Tank, Hangu, Orakzai, Khurram and Bannu wherein a team of the selection committee visited each district to find new talent.
Reported by: Ijaz Ahmad.
