LAHORE (SNP Report): Veteran international kabaddi star Musharraf Janjua’s team Pakistan White defeated Pakistan Green by 37-24 in a thrilling ‘Lahore Lahore Aye’ Festival Kabaddi Taakra title clash here at Punjab Stadium on Sunday.
The Sports Board Punjab is holding sports events of ‘Lahore Lahore Aye’ Festival on the directions of CM Punjab Syed Mohsin Naqvi. Director Sports Yasmeen Akhtar, DSO Lahore Rana Nadeem Anjum, Secretary Punjab Kabaddi Association Tahir Waheed Jatt, Irfan Mana and others were also present on this occasion.
Dr Asif Tufail distributed shields among the technical officials and prizes among the participating kabaddi teams. The winning team was awarded a cheque of Rs 200,000 while the runners up pocketed a cash prize of Rs 100,000.
Talking to media, Dr Asif Tufail said that Sports Board Punjab and Sports Department are striving for the growth of sports among the youth as per the vision of CM Punjab Mohsin Naqvi. “All the top position holder teams in ‘Lahore Lahore Aye’ Festival sports events are being given plenty of cash prizes.”
He said that after the kabaddi event, the exciting taekwondo competitions will be conducted at NPSC Gymnasium Hall on Nov 7 and Rustam-e-Punjab Dangal at Punjab Stadium on Nov 12.
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