LAHORE:The scope of the CM Punjab Sports Academies is being expanded to all divisions of Punjab so that talented youngsters across the province can benefit from professional coaching. The players aged 6 to 19 years are being trained in various sports disciplines at these academies. DG Sports Punjab M Tariq Qureshi said this in a statement on Wednesday.
He said the CM Punjab Sports Academies, being organised by the Sports Board Punjab, are in progress at the different venues of Nishtar Park Sports Complex. “More than 2,500 boys and girls are receiving free sports training under the supervision of qualified coaches”.
Qureshi said that the training sessions are being conducted in multiple sports throughout the year, with basketball, badminton and table tennis academies currently holding regular coaching sessions at the Nishtar Park Sports Complex Gymnasium Hall. “More than 2,500 boys and girls are currently undergoing training at various venues of Nishtar Park Sports Complex. All coaching facilities are being provided to young athletes free of cost at the CM Punjab Sports Academies”.
He informed that 19 sports academies at the Nishtar Park Sports Complex will remain operational throughout the year to provide best training to young participants. According to details, as many as 230 boys and girls are being trained at the badminton academy in three sessions under the supervision of qualified coach Sajid, the basketball academy is providing coaching to 80 boys and girls under the vigilance of senior coach Shaista Qaiser while expert coach Yasir Bhatti is imparting training to 40 children at the table tennis academy.
