IPC minister Ehsan holds meeting for South Asian Games preparations

ISLAMABAD: The Inter-Provincial Coordination (IPC) Minister Ehsan ur Rehman Mazari presided over a meeting with the officials of the Pakistan Olympic Association to review the operations of POA and the preparations for the upcoming South Asian Games.

In the meeting, POA apprised the Federal Minister of their organogram, operations, budget and future activities. Whereas, the core agenda of the meeting remained the planning and arrangement status of the upcoming South Asian Games including the finalisation of host cities.

The details of the coordination committee, budget estimations and training of Pakistani Athletes and their camps being organised by the Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) in Pakistan Sports Complex and other venues, also come under discussion.

Pakistan, as the host country, will compete in all 27 sporting events, while all other nations must compete in at least four sports during the 14th South Asian Games.

On this occasion, Federal minister Ehsan shared his desire to make the upcoming South Asian Games a memorable one.

“We should keep Pakistan as our foremost priority and emphasised conducive and harmonious working relations among all stakeholders to make the South Asian Games event a memorable one,” Ehsan said.

It is pertinent to mention here that the 2023 South Asian Games, officially the XIV South Asian Games, a major multi-sport event will be held in Pakistan in May.

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