Hyderabad: District Sports Officer Shaheed Benazirabad, Abdul Rahim Rajput, has said that, on the special directives of Provincial Minister for Sports Muhammad Bakhsh Mahar, the Sports and Youth Affairs Department, Government of Sindh, in collaboration with the District Sports Office Shaheed Benazirabad, is organizing various sports competitions in Nawabshah from August 9 to 14 to celebrate the 79th Independence Day of Pakistan in a befitting manner.
He said that on August 9, a football show match between DFA White and DFA Green would be played at Government Degree College Ground. On August 10, the Inter-Schools/Colleges Girls Tug-of-War Championship would be held at Government Court Road Girls High School. On the same day, the Inter-Schools/Colleges Weightlifting Championship (Girls/Boys) would be held at Bilawal Sports Complex, Nawabshah. District Sports Officer further said that on August 11, Inter-Schools/Colleges Chess Championship (Girls/Boys) would be held at Bilawal Sports Complex at 10:00 am. On August 12, the Badminton Championship (Boys) would be held at the same venue.
According to the program, on August 13, the Inter-Schools/Colleges Girls Ring Ball Championship would be held at Bilawal Sports Complex. On the same day, traditional Kabaddi competitions would be held at Seth Mile, Taluka Daur, Sports officer further said that on August 14, Independence Day, a flag-hoisting and cake-cutting ceremony would be held at District Sports Office Shaheed Benazirabad at 10:00 am, while on the same day, a Shooting Ball exhibition match would be played at DC Office Ground, followed by the Taekwondo Championship (Girls/Boys) at Gymkhana Hall.
Meanwhile, under floodlights, the final match of the three-day hockey series would be played at Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Hockey Stadium. District Sports Officer Abdul Rahim Rajput said that the sports activities have been arranged to celebrate Independence Day with national spirit and to provide young people with opportunities to participate in healthy and constructive activities.