LAHORE Wapda has honoured its men and women's cycling and volleyball teams for having won the national championship this year.
Chairman Wapda Shakil Durrani gave away a total of Rs254, 400 in cash prizes to the players of the two sports, besides awarding them medals.
The chairman, while appreciating the players on winning medals in the national championships, also informed them that the authority had given its approval for the Wapda Endowment Fund of Rs100 million for sports.
'The fund would regularly finance the sports and education facilities for the youth together with an ultimate aim of enhancing the medal tally of Pakistan in international competitions,' he added.
The scheme initially includes seven individual sports including athletics, boxing, golf, karate, swimming, wrestling and weightlifting and three team sports, namely, football, hockey and volleyball.
The selection of youngsters below 14 years of age will be carried out in three phases. The first and second phase of selection will be made at the level of distribution companies (DISCOs), while the final phase will be carried out at the provincial headquarters.
