LAHORE: Faisalabad with 630 points won the inaugural Quaid-i-Azam Sports Open Inter-Division Games here on Friday.

The three-day event concluded with a closing ceremony at the Punjab Stadium with provincial minister Rai Taimoor Khan Bhatti awarded the prizes.

Lahore Division earned the second position with 593 points, while Gujranwala placed at third place with 293 points. Sahiwal (188) finished fourth ahead of Rawalpindi (95) and Sargodha (84).

A cash prize of Rs1,860,000 and 246 medals were awarded among the position holders of all the event.

Results:

Archery:

Para-Archery Individual: 1. Qasim Tahir (Faisalabad) 323 points; 2. Abdul Ghafoor (Faisalabad) 248; Faisal Nawaz (Faisalabad) 158.

Blind Archery: 1. Faizan Khattak (Rawalpindi) 487; 2. Tanveer Ahmed (Rawalpindi) 441; 3. Waleed Aziz (Rawalpindi) 434.

Boys team event: 1. Faisalabad; 2. Gujranwala; 3. Sargodha.

Girls team event: 1. Faisalabad; 2. Lahore; 3. Multan.

Athletics:

Women’s team position: 1. Faisalabad (155); 2. Lahore (120); 3. Rawalpindi (42).

Men’s team position: 1. Sahiwal (154); 2. Faisalabad (80); 3. Gujranwala (67).

Cycling:

Women’s 1km Team Sprint:1. Amna, Aasia, Malika (Lahore); 2. Iqra, Hira, Misha (Faisalabad); 3. Rabia, Ghazala, Areej (Sargodha).

Men’s Elimination Race: 1. Masood (Faisalabad); 2. Aaqib (Lahore); 3. Shareef (Lahore).

Women’s Elimination Race: 1. Aasia (Lahore); 2. Iqra Naz (Faisalabad); 3. Amna (Lahore).

Tennis:

Women’s Team Event final: Lahore bt Multan 2-0.

Men’s Team Event final: Lahore bt Multan 1-0.

Badminton:

Men’s Team Event Final: Gujranwala bt Rawalpindi by 3-1.

Published in Dawn, January 9th, 2021

Opinion

Editorial

Battling hate
Updated 15 Mar, 2026

Battling hate

In the current scenario, geopolitical conflict, racial prejudice and religious bigotry all contribute to the threats Muslims face.
TB drugs shortage
15 Mar, 2026

TB drugs shortage

‘CRIMINAL negligence’ is the phrase that jumps to mind when one considers the disturbing consequences of the...
Chinese diplomacy
Updated 14 Mar, 2026

Chinese diplomacy

THERE are signs that China is taking a more active role in trying to resolve the issue of cross-border terrorism...
Fragile gains at risk
14 Mar, 2026

Fragile gains at risk

PAKISTAN is confronting an external shock stemming from the US-Israel war on Iran that few of the other affected...
Kidney disease
14 Mar, 2026

Kidney disease

ON World Kidney Day this past Thursday, the Pakistan Medical Association raised the alarm on Pakistan’s...
Delicate balance
Updated 13 Mar, 2026

Delicate balance

PAKISTAN has to maintain a delicate balance where the geopolitics of the US-Israeli aggression against Iran are...