ISLAMABAD: Minister for Inter-provincial Coordination Riaz Hussain Pirzada will give cash awards to Talha Talib and Noha Dastagir Butt for winning gold and silver medals, respectively, in the Commonwealth Youth Weightlifting Championship recently.

The championship was held at Gold Coast City, Australia from Sept 3 to 10.

According to the Pakistan Sports Board, the two weightlifters have been invited to attend a ceremony, in which the federal minister will give them cash award for their impressive feat.

Published in Dawn, September 13th, 2017

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