SUKKUR:The National Junior Badminton Championship 2026 kicked off at the Sports Club Sukkur on Sunday under the auspices of the Sindh Government.
Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Sindh Munawar Ali Mahesar and Commissioner Sukkur Division Abid Saleem Qureshi jointly inaugurated the championship.
The five day championship festival, being organized by the Sindh Badminton Association in collaboration with the Department of Sports and Youth Affairs, Government of Sindh, will continue till October 22, 2026.
Parliamentary Secretary Sports and MPA Saima Agha, Deputy Director Sports Mir Muhammad, District Sports Officer Akhlaq Memon, and sports personalities Saeeda Sheikh, Farhan Shah, Ahmed Ali Rajput and others attended the inaugural ceremony.
Teams from Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan, Islamabad, Pakistan Army, Pakistan WAPDA and Sui Northern Gas are participating in the championship, with young shuttlers from across the country vying for top honours.
The ceremony began with recitation of the Holy Quran and the national anthem. A tableau performance by school children on national songs received loud applause from the audience.
Addressing the ceremony, Parliamentary Secretary Saima Agha, Secretary Sports Munawar Ali Mahesar and Commissioner Abid Saleem Qureshi said that hosting a national-level event is an honour for Sukkur. They said such competitions provide young players with a valuable platform to showcase their talent, gain experience and enhance their learning abilities.
The Secretary Sports announced that prizes and trophies will be distributed among the winning teams and all participating players. He added that the guest players will also be taken on a tour of the historical sites of Sukkur during the championship.