17th Punjab Special Olympic Games concludes in Lahore
17th edition of Punjab Special Olympics concludes in Lahore today as blind, deaf and dumb athletes took part in 18 different categories of sports at Punjab Stadium Lahore.
While addressing the closing ceremony, Secretary Sports Punjab Muhammad Aamir Jan vowed to hold regular sports events for special and disabled people in future. Deputy Director Hafeez Bhatti, Head of Special Monitoring Unit Fatima Zaidi and Vice-Chairman Special Olympics of Pakistan Aneesur Rehman were also present in closing ceremony.
Secretary Sports Punjab Muhammad Aamir Jan said that special and disabled people are important segment of our society but they are being neglected in one way or the other. “Through events like Punjab Special Olympic Games, we tried to make their presence felt in the society and we will continue our efforts in future as well,” he added.
Following are the results of the day
Deaf category boys
In 100m:
- Hamid Jaffar
- Ali Haider
- Sammer Qudsi
In 200m:
- Hamid Jaffar
- Sammer Qudsi
- Sohail Ahmed
Long jump:
- Hamid Jaffar
- Ali Haider
- Sammer Qudsi
Blind category
In 25m:
- M Ali
- Adeel Bukhari
- Basit Ahmed
In 100m:
- Faizan
- Umair
- Majid
Long jump:
- Osama
- Moeez
- Abdullah
Disabled category
In 100m:
- Ashir Ali
- Ahmed Shah
- Talha
In 200m:
- Ashir Ali
- Ahmed Shah
- Talha
In 50m wheelchair:
- M Ashiq
- Haroon
- Ali Murtaza
Deaf category girls:
In 100m:
- Nayab
- Maimoona
- Aysha Khadeeja
In 200m:
- Aysha Khadeeja
- Nayab
- Khizra Saleem
Long Jump:
- Mehwish
- Fajar Noor
- Maimoona
Blind category
In 25m:
- Neesha
- Tayyba Aziz
- Tayyaba
In 100m:
- Huma
- Neesha
- Aysha
Long jump:
- Huma Ashraf
- Neesha
- Robeena Saleem
Disabled category
In 100m:
- Aleesha
- Zainab Siddique
- Hina Khan
In 200m:
- Zainab Siddique
- Aleesha
- Hina Khan
Rooma won the 50m wheelchair competition.
