PESHAWAR: Peshawar has clinched the overall trophy of the first Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Inter-College Games by winning three gold and two silver medals.

Mardan region secured second position by winning one gold and one silver while Bannu grabbed third spot with two silver medals here on Thursday.

Peshawar region players won the overall trophy in the women’s cricket. In badminton, Hazara beat Peshawar 3-2, while in volleyball final, Peshawar defeated Bannu 3-1 to win the gold medal.

In the men’s competitions, Peshawar defeated Bannu 3-0 in volleyball, and Mardan defeated Chitral 12-11 in football on penalty kicks after the two teams played a 1-1 draw. In cricket final, Swat defeated Peshawar by 43 runs.

In the boys’ cricket final, Government Jahanzeb College, Swat, defeated Government College, Peshawar, by 43 runs. Similarly, in the girls’ cricket final, Peshawar beat Mardan by 59 runs and clinched the gold medal.

A total of 704 players, including 300 female and 404 male, from eight different zones took part in these games.

Former international football Qazi Mohammad Asif was the chief guest on the occasion. Director operations Azizullah Jan, district sports officer Ms Gul Rukh and deputy director education Arshad Hussain distributed prizes to the winning players. Regional Sports Officer, Peshawar, Zakirullah was also present at the ceremony.

Published in Dawn, November 18th, 2022