LAHORE (Sports Reporter): SSG School won the inter-school and inter-collegiate dodgeball competition, defeating DHA Cambridge 3-0 in the final at a ceremony attended by Director General Sports Punjab Muhammad Tariq Qureshi.
DHA Cambridge secured second place, while Tahzeeb-ul-Banat School finished third in the competition.
Punjab Olympic Association CEO Idris Haider Khawaja, Deputy Director Zahoor Ahmed, Punjab Dodgeball Association President Mian Rizwan and Secretary Rana Azhar Noor were also present.
Tariq Qureshi distributed medals and certificates among the winning teams.
Speaking on the occasion, the DG Sports Punjab described dodgeball as an exciting sport and said it would be considered for inclusion in future youth games.
He said he was pleased to see a large number of female athletes participating in the competition, adding that the Punjab government was making extensive preparations for the Chief Minister’s Punjab Youth Games.
Qureshi said registration for the youth games had reached 4.1 million, describing the initiative as an important step towards the development of sports in the province.
Meanwhile, the DG Sports Punjab also distributed medals among the winners of the table tennis finals.
Punjab Colleges secured first position in table tennis, followed by Government College in second place and Daanish Schools in third.
