The National Olympic Committee (NOC) Pakistan, also known as Pakistan Olympic Association (POA), celebrated the Olympic Day 2019 at WAPDA Sports Complex here the other, by organizing various activities for athletes, Olympians, kids and youngsters.POA President retired Lt Gen (r) Syed Arif Hasan graced the occasion as chief guest. It is pertinent to mention that the Olympic Day is celebrated throughout the world in a tribute to creation of modern Olympics and the values of Olympism.The core of the POA programme was to connect the elite athletes, Olympians, kids and youngsters with the Olympic values through sporting and educational activities in a unique manner to demonstrate the theme of this year’s Olympic Day — “Sports, Culture & Education Together”. “The POA strongly believes that the unique blend of sports, education and culture will develop a stronger and integrated community that will contribute in building a better society and a prosperous Pakistan.The POA designed programmess to attract youngsters and kids to the sporting arena and to share the Olympic values of respect, friendship & excellence that will go a long way in community development,” said POA Secretary General Muhammad Khalid Mahmood.
He said the POA had been thriving to contribute in the community prospects as they had successfully launched “Plant Preserve Plant” programme last year and that was now a permanent feature of POA’s programmes. “Likewise, the POA will continue its efforts to promote the sports, culture and education together through our National Olympic Academy and Olympic Values Education Programme.
The programme included art work competition, exhibition boxing bouts, exhibition wrestling match, exhibition hockey match and Olympics quiz. Pakistan’s Olympians and elite athletes played in different sports with the kids.Prominent from among them were Olympians Kiran Khan, Rabia Ashiq, Mudassar Asghar, Saleem Nazim, Manzoor Ul Hasan Sr, Khalid Hameed, Tauqeer Dar, Khalid Bashir, Naveed Alam, Kh Junaid, Faisal Karim, Babar Khan, Arshad Hussain while other athletes were Inam Butt, Inayatullah, Saadi Abass, Noman Karim, Esha Khan, Nooh Dastagir Butt and Talha Talib.