PESHAWAR:Deputy Commissioner (DC) Peshawar Captain (Retd) Khalid Mahmood Friday inaugurated the Peshawar District Boys and Girls Table Tennis Open Championship here at Lala Rafique Sports Arena.
Senior Vice President of the Association Kifayatullah, District Sports Officer Peshawar Tenseen Ullah, Assistant Director Mir Mohammad, Administrator Qayyum Stadium Jaffar Shah and Coach Absar Alam were also present.
Deputy Commissioner Khalid Mehmood said Pakistan got a unique honor in the sports and through competitions like this it would help in producing new talent who would be able to raise the flags of our victories all over the world even in sports.
There is a dearth of talented players but the spirit has waned and it is very unfortunate, he said, adding, no battle can be fought without courage and passion.
He urged the players and their parents for more than 18 years to get vaccinated. We have established more than 50 centers in the entire district, he added.
“We will promote sports to the best of our ability and will not show weakness for any kind of cooperation,” he said.
Earlier, Murad Ali in his speech said that the steps taken by the District Government for the development and promotion of sports are commendable.
On the occasion, DSO Peshawar Tahseen Ullah said that in the first phase we have started five sports including squash, hockey, tennis, badminton and table tennis. A total of 30 boys and girls are participating in the three day table tennis competitions. In the opening match, Halimia defeated Huria Khan 3-0.