LAHORE: Around 5,000 boys and girls from government and private schools will participate in the 14th Lahore Inter-school and Inter-Collegiate Games being held here from Nov 3 to 7.

Addressing a press conference here, Punjab Olympic Association President Aamir Jan announced that 26 different disciplines had been included in the sports gala. They said the event had a positive impact in promoting the sports culture in educational institutions of the public and private sectors.

Vice president of the association Ahmar Malik said that due to these games, many coaches and referees had got employment in the education sector on the sports basis.

Secretary Punjab Olympic Association Waqar Ahmad and Chief Executive Khawaja Idris also spoke, highlighting the importance of sports in the education sector.

They urged the provincial government to help the association to expand the gala to other big cities of the province.

Published in Dawn, October 20th, 2026