MULTAN:Bahawalpur secured first position and won the Olympic trophy in Schools Olympic Games 2022 after demonstrating all-round performance in all sports events, here on Saturday.
During the five-days events, Bahawalpur defended its first position as it had secured the same position in the last Schools Olympic Games. The event was organized in the pattern of International Olympics Games. Students from across the country including Azad Kashmir and Gilgat Baltistan also joined the sports.
Senator Aon Abbas Bappy was chief guest of the concluding ceremony. He awarded prizes among best teams and the students who performed amicably. He also hailed the Schools Department for organizing the excellent event. It was also decided that the next year Schools Olympics Games will be held in Bahawalpur.
On this occasions, MPAs Nadeem Qureshi, Saleem Labar, Wasif Raan, Secretary Higher Education Department Dr Aihtesham Anwar and many other dignitaries were also present.