Asfandyar Khan announces monthly stipend for 33rd National Games medalists
Director General Sports Asfandyar Khan Khattak announced monthly scholarship for the budding youngsters and medalists of the 33rd National Games besides education scholarship and cash incentive already given to talented players since 2013 by the govt of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Director General Sports Asfandyar Khan Khattak announced monthly scholarship for the budding youngsters and medalists of the 33rd National Games besides the education scholarship and cash incentive already offered to talented players since 2013 by the govt of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
He said the government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has already awarded education scholarship to the medal winners of the Under-23 Games since 2013 but now taken a step ahead to give permanent stipend on monthly basis to all the medal winners in the upcoming 33rd National Games in different games to both the female and male athletes.
He said it is apart from the education scholarship to the talented players in sports and the cash incentives of Rs. 100,000 for the gold medal winner, Rs. 50,000 for the silver medal winners and Rs. 30,000 for the bronze medal winners.
Rs. 20,000 would be given on monthly basis to all medal winners in different Games at National and International levels besides feeding them with another incentive in the form of cash incentives to be given to the players to attain international exposure.
“We are giving cash incentives of airfare (tickets) and boarding and lodging facilities to the players proceed to attain international exposure,” Mr. Khattak said.
Mr. Khattak said that all preparations for the 33rd National Games have been completed and the provincial government has given Rs. 180 million to make the games a memorable one.
He informed that Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan will officially inaugurate the Games while President of Pakistan Arif Alvi will be the guest of honor for the closing ceremony. He said that they have completed repairing work on Tartan Track on an emergency basis at the Qayyum Sports Complex, Peshawar.
