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Balochistan Sports Festival 2014 begins on 22nd March
QUETTA: Balochistan Minister for Sports, Culture and Youth Affairs Mujeebur Rehman said on Tuesday that the government has taken the decision to conduct Balochistan Sports Festival 2014 to provide a chance of entertainment and sporting opportunities to the people of Balochistan.
In a press conference in Quetta Press Club on Tuesday, he said that the festival would start from March 22 and would continue till the 29th, and would feature competitions of 26 different sports. The minister said that a Sports Week would be held in Quetta and there would be competitions among 800 contestants from six divisions of the province. He said that the government has provided sixty million for the Sports Week and added that the National Games would be held in the province, following the sports week.
Mujeebur-Rehman said that if the youngsters of Balochsitan are provided with ample opportunities, it would be easier for them to make their place in the national teams. He was of the view that due to lack of the sporting activities in Balochistan, there is a general uncertainty amongst the youngsters. The minister added that the government has also decided to introduce and encourage sports activities at school level. He said that inter-school and university competitions would also be held among the colleges and universities.
Rehman told the media personnel that the competitions would be held in cycling, chess, squash, racing, boxing, badminton and other sports. He added that a marathon race would be held from the airport and the inter provincial competitions would also be held in the future. Chief minister's spokesperson Jan Muhammad Buledi, Secretary Sports Hafiz Basit, Director Sports Nazar Baloch and Khair Jan Baloch were also present on the occasion.
Balochistan Sports Festival 2014 begins on 22nd
QUETTA: Balochistan Minister for Sports, Culture and Youth Affairs Mujeebur Rehman said on Tuesday that the government has taken the decision to conduct Balochistan Sports Festival 2014 to provide a chance of entertainment and sporting opportunities to the people of Balochistan.
In a press conference in Quetta Press Club on Tuesday, he said that the festival would start from March 22 and would continue till the 29th, and would feature competitions of 26 different sports. The minister said that a Sports Week would be held in Quetta and there would be competitions among 800 contestants from six divisions of the province. He said that the government has provided sixty million for the Sports Week and added that the National Games would be held in the province, following the sports week.
Mujeebur-Rehman said that if the youngsters of Balochsitan are provided with ample opportunities, it would be easier for them to make their place in the national teams. He was of the view that due to lack of the sporting activities in Balochistan, there is a general uncertainty amongst the youngsters. The minister added that the government has also decided to introduce and encourage sports activities at school level. He said that inter-school and university competitions would also be held among the colleges and universities.
Rehman told the media personnel that the competitions would be held in cycling, chess, squash, racing, boxing, badminton and other sports. He added that a marathon race would be held from the airport and the inter provincial competitions would also be held in the future. Chief minister's spokesperson Jan Muhammad Buledi, Secretary Sports Hafiz Basit, Director Sports Nazar Baloch and Khair Jan Baloch were also present on the occasion.
Balochistan Sports Festival 2014 begins on 22nd
