Former World Champion and Vice President Pakistan Squash Federation Qamar Zaman Wednesday said that 22 tournaments including 10 exclusively for female would be organised this year. This he said while addressing a press conference here at Media Center of the Qayyum Sports Complex. He said last year they have organised 21 tournaments out of six were exclusively for girls with a national senior and junior women squash championship.
He said as desired by President Pakistan Squash Federation Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman, Chief of the Air Staff of Pakistan Air Force an increased has been made as far as tournaments exclusively for the female. He said good result if coming up while focusing specifically on age groups tournaments like Under-11, Under-13, Under-15 and Under-17 (boys) and Junior Age Group tournaments for the girls.
He said the first tournament of the year-2017 is also in progress wherein 16 top girls are taking part in the KP Junior Girls League Tournament at PAF Hashim Khan Squash Complex. He said International tournament with players from different countries will be organised soon after completion of the international squash complex in the premises of University of Peshawar.
Qamar Zaman said that they have the intention to hold an International tournament in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for which President Pakistan Squash Federation is also very keen but there is no sponsorship for the event.
He termed Pakistan Air Force as back bone of squash in Pakistan and its facilities all across Pakistan are always available for the players including in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The total prize money of these tournaments is Rs 1.5 million for which he is very thankful to all those including NBP, ICMS, Pakistan Red Crescent, for extended their support to the association. He said from January 2017 to December 2017 we have planned squash activities in each of the month.
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