Prime Minister Imran Khan to inaugurate KP U21 Games
PESHAWAR: Prime Minister Imran Khan will inaugurate the KP U21 Games involving 26,000 athletes in 32 male and 27 female disciplines on March 8 here at Qayyum Sports Complex.
This was stated by Director General Sports Asfandyar Khan Khattak while talking to media here on Monday. He said preparations in this connection have been in final stages and the players would be arriving on March 6, the games would start on March 7 while Prime Minister is expected to open the Games on March 8.
KP U21 Games are being held after successful holding of the 33rd National Games by the Directorate General of Sports KP with the collaboration of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Olympic Association and Pakistan Olympic Association.
He said the 33rd edition was declared as the best of all editions of so far held, which is certainly a great honor of the people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
He said these Games - first at Tehsil level and now Inter-District and Inter-Regional levels - would give a message of peace to the rest of the world. He said the govt is committed to involve maximum number of youth in healthy sports activities. - APP