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Pakistan Int’l Kabaddi Taakra 2019: Pak White & India Win Opening Taakra’s

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Pakistan Int’l Kabaddi Taakra 2019: Day 1 teams with Chief Guest and Organizing officials at Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur – Courtesy SBP
LAHORE: The International Kabaddi Taakra rolled into action in Bahawalpur on Thursday under the aegis of Sports Board Punjab (SBP) and Pakistan Kabbadi Federation. 

The results of the two matches played were: 

  • Pakistan White defeated Pakistan Green by 46-44 in the opening clash 
  • India outplayed Iran by 39-31 in the second match of the event at Dring Stadium.

The stadium was full of kabaddi enthusiasts. The sports fans welcomed the participating teams with loud slogans. 

The Director General Sports Punjab said that, “the holding of International Kabaddi Taakra in Pakistan is definitely a big honour for the country.” He added that “This major event will prove to be a blow of fresh air for Pakistan kabaddi players and sports lovers as well. Pakistan, particularly Punjab has immense talent of kabaddi and our potential kabaddi players were eagerly waiting for such international kabaddi activity.” 

While addressing the opening ceremony, the management announced to hold a month-long sports camp in Bahawalpur in April this year.

It was also stated that “Though India and Iran had wonderful players in their outfits but we are quite upbeat that Pakistan teams have enough potential to upset strong opponents of the region. Our team is comprised of some best kabaddi players of the world and that’s why we were quite upbeat about our title winning chances,” 

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The management and officials also said  “Kabaddi is our traditional game and we are quite fortunate to have great kabaddi potential in our youngsters. We are pretty optimistic that Pakistan will be able to host more international sports events after the International Kabaddi Taakra”. 

Director General Sports Punjab Nadeem Sarwar and Commissioner Bahawalpur Nayyar Iqbal were the guests of honour on this occasion. MPA Farooq Malik, Director Sports Hafeez Bhatti, Deputy Director Shahid Nizami, Assistant Director Raees ur Rehman and SBP Chief Consultant Shahid Faqeer Virk were also present on this occasion.

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