The Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Muhammad
Nizamuddin while addressing the audience of prize distribution
ceremony of the Intervarsity Badminton Championship said that
the University of Gujrat administration shall always honor any
move by the Higher Education Commission to promote sports among
the centers of higher learning. He said that the sports play a
key role for leadership training and character building. While
stressing the need of sports in the universities he remarked
that our youth can be directed on the track of national progress
and prosperity only by promoting sports and gymnastics. He said
that our youth can be saved from the heinous effects of drugs
and other evil tendencies by involving them in different
physical and mental adventures. He remarked on the occasion that
it was prime feature of the human history that the playground
always remained an important basis of superiority.
The championship was organized by the HEC
with the collaboration of the University of Gujrat. Five
universities participated in the championship. The varsities
which participated in the contest were GC University Faisalabad,
Agricultural University Faisalabad, National Textile University
Faisalabad, the Islamia University of Bahawalpur and the
University of Gujrat. The Islamia University of Bahawalpur won
the Championship and Agricultural University Faisalabad was
declared the”Runner-up”.
During his address to the ceremony the
Chairman Sports Board and Principal Nawaz Sharif Medical
College-UOG Prof. Dr. Nasir Aziz Kamboh said that it is
fortunate that our Vice Chancellor attaches significant priority
to the co curricular activities in general and the sports in
especial. He said that the Vice Chancellor is very keen in the
sports to the extent that he even wishes to involve the
affiliated institutions in sports activities of coming Sports
Gala. Dr. Kamboh on the occasion thanked Additional Registrar
Media & Publications, Sheikh Abdul Rashid; Deputy Director A & C
Mr. Akhtar Warraich and Transport Officer Muhammad Aslam
Warraich for their extra ordinary cooperation in holding the
event.
Director
Planning & Development Prof. Syed Shabbir Hussain Shah and Dr.
Kamboh helped the VC in awarding the shields and certificates to
the winners.
In the end the Team Manager of the
Agriculture University of Faisalabad thanked the UOG
Administration for hosting their teams unprecedentedly. He said
that the coaches, managers of
the varsity teams and the players
will never forget this sports tour of the UOG.