Second Phase Trials of U16 Talent Hunt Program from 14th October

After successfully conducing the first phase trials of U16 Talent Hunt Program, Directorate General of sports Khyber Pakhtunkhwa would organize the second phase, which is slated to be held from October 14 at Peshawar Sports Complex.

Director General Sports KP Asfandyar Khan Khattak has announced that more than 1500 male and female athletes are going to take part in the second leg of U16 Talent Hunt Program wherein after short-listing players from all 35 districts in seven male and four female games, they would go under qualified coaches for the 15-day.

The selection committee headed by Chief Coach Shafqat Ullah thoroughly monitored the performance of the players in all 35 districts including merged district.

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.

160 male and female players have short-listed from each district in Athletics, football, hockey, badminton, volleyball, squash and table tennis (Male) and the female took part in badminton, volleyball, athletics and table tennis.

In collaboration with the associations, he said, the trials will be conducted in good environment by giving equal opportunities to both boys and girls as desired by Chief Minister Mahmood Khan.