Punjab Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Rai Taimoor Khan Bhatti, in Lahore, distributed cash prizes among Sports Board Punjab’s boys and girls athletics teams which offered historic performance and emerged winners in Inter- Provincial Under-16 Athletics Championship 2020 held in Peshawar.

Addressing the prize distribution ceremony, the Minister said that Punjab athletes showed excellent performance in the mega event and clinched 31 medals including 12 gold medals, 13 silver and six bronze medals.

He said that Sports Board Punjab made wonderful arrangements for the preparation of Punjab athletes.

He said that sports culture is also growing swiftly in the province due to effective measures taken by the Board.