Tag: Kamyab Jawan Sports Drive

ISLAMABAD: Chairman Prime Minister Youth Program, Usman Dar said the vision behind the sports drive is to provide a platform for the talented youngsters and groom them for International competitions.

Mr Dar told ARY Sports that this is the first phase of the sports drive, and that the talent hunt drive will begin in January of next year.

“Our aim is to bring this talent before the nation so that it can make Pakistan proud on the world stage. We will launch Talent Hunt Drive in January next year,” he said.

He also mentioned that the regional pools of stand-out performer will be formed after the camping.

“All of Pakistan’s divisions have been turned into regions, and there will be intra-regional tournaments,” he added.

Mr Dar also alluded to the potential of forming a National Super League that would include all of the major sports.

“After these competitions, we will move on to the National Super League,” he added.

The Chairman of Youth Program also shared that he will forward the list of all successful ‘Kamyab Heroes’ directly to the Prime Minister.

READ: PM Imran inaugurates Pakistan’s largest ‘Kamyab Jawan Sports Drive’

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s former cricketer, Rashid Latif, while talking to the media, here on Tuesday, commended the initiative of Prime Minister Imran Khan and is hopeful to bring talented sportsperson in the spotlight.

Rashid, a former cricketer, expressed his optimism that the sports drive will bring out exceptional players not only in cricket but in other sports as well.

“Kamyab Jawan Sports Drive is the best initiative by PM, the drive will bring forth talented athletes from a variety of sports, not only cricket.”, he said.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the Pakistan Super League (PSL) should also step out to support this idea, according to Rashid. He also lauded Lahore Qalandars, a PSL franchise, for the players’ development.

“We need to work like the Lahore Qalandars if we want to develop our players.”, he concluded.

READ: PM Imran inaugurates Pakistan’s largest ‘Kamyab Jawan Sports Drive’

ISLAMABAD: Imran Khan, Pakistan’s Prime Minister, launched the country’s largest talent hunt program, ‘Kamyab Jawan Sports Drive,’ in which students from over a hundred universities will compete.

Under the talent hunt program ‘Kamyab Jawan Sports Drive,’ 12 different games for males and 10 for females would be organized across 25 regions. Both have a target age range of 11 to 25 years.

Football, cricket, hockey, badminton, boxing, handball, judo, squash, table tennis, volleyball, weightlifting, and wrestling were among the male sports.

The government will set up high-performance centers in 12 universities as part of the program. Sports academies would also be established at various universities.

While speaking at the inauguration ceremony, Prime Minister Imran Khan stated that efforts are being made to make Pakistani players stand out at the international level.

“The government is making every effort to provide opportunities for the youth to get complete education. The goal is to make Pakistan’s players stand out at international level.”, he said.

PM said that the youth learn from losing on the playground also the game puts man’s feet on the ground in victories

“When youth learn to compete on the playground, they gain an understanding of what it means to win and lose. When a person loses his heart and raises his hand, he loses. Hard work is done in the process of learning from defeat by examining the mistakes that cause him to stand up again.”, he added.

PM Imran also shared that the government is looking to build playgrounds in every union.

“We have built 300 grounds for youth in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and 260 playgrounds were built in Punjab in two years. We want to build playgrounds in every union.”, he concluded.

Director General Pakistan Sports, Colonel Asif Zaman congratulated the talent hunt program and the vision of PM Imran, and said that such events should keep going as it is a vital opportunity for the sportsperson to showcase their talent.

“Talent Hunt aims to promote sports activities. The students from 110 universities of Pakistan has joined the program and we are hopeful that this program will promote the talent of the students.”

It must be noted here that former British footballer Michael Owen has become a part of the sports drive. Owen will train the youth by building a soccer city in Pakistan.