Over 4000 female athletes ready to show power in seven different sports disciplines
Abdul Jabbar Faisal
ISLAMABAD: Over 4000 female athletes will participate in the 3-day Girls’ Sports Carnival 2024, which will roll into action on October 18 at Pakistan Sports Complex under the banner of the Federal Minister of Education.
According to an official, ministry of the education has set all the arrangements to stage a 3-day mega girls’ sports carnival 2024 to be started on October 18 at Pakistan Sports Complex. As many as 4000 female students across the country, including Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan, will participate in Girls Sports Festival in 7 sports. As many as 42 teams will fight for top honour in badminton, table tennis, athletics, volleyball, basketball, football and tennis.
Syed Junaid Akhlaq, Senior Joint Secretary and Chairman, Federal Board Intermediate and Secondary Education (FBISE) Islamabad, said that the girls’ sports carnival organized by the FBISE and FDE would help bring out the real talent of Pakistan. “This festival will also groom the talent of female students to express their talents and to make headway at domestic and national levels, “he added.
He said that for the first in sports events history in Islamabad, girls would perform in a cordial environment under the supervision of women technical officials. He noted that the Youths Education and Sports (YES) Welfare Society would be providing technical support for this mega event.
