LAHORE: Sports Board Punjab’s expert coaches continued to impart training to hundreds of male and female athletes in seven games – table tennis, badminton, taekwondo, wushu, self-defence, gymnastics and karate in SBP summer camps at NPSC Gymnasium Hall here on Thursday.
Director General Sports Punjab Dr Asif Tufail has said that Sports Board Punjab (SBP) Summer Camps are underway in all divisions of the province in which thousands of male and female athletes are getting top class training in different games under the supervision of expert coaches and trainers.
He said that the mega summer camp activity has brought visible improvement in the game of young athletes. “The top performers of the camps will be given advance training for further grooming. These camps are being organized with an aim to trace fresh sports talent at grassroots level from all divisions,” he added.
Dr Asif Tufail said that besides sports training, the participants of summer camps are also being taught about discipline, character building and other important aspects. “The parents of young athletes are quite impressed the coaching methods of SBP trainers during summer camps,” he said.