LAHORE-Gujranwala Electric Power Company (Gepco) won the 47th Wapda Inter-unit Kabaddi Circle Style Tournament 2016 which was organised by Fesco Sports Association under the aegis of Wapda Sports Board.
MEPCO finished second while Fesco earned third position. Wapda chairman and Wapda Sports Board patron-in-chief Lt Gen Muzammil Hussain (R) was the chief guest at the concluding ceremony and gave away trophies and prizes to the winners. The chairman also announced cash prize of Rs 100,000, Rs 75,000 and Rs 50,000 for Gepco, Mepco and Fesco teams respectively.
Wapda chairman lauded the players and the officials of the winning teams and appreciated FESCO chief executive officer, sports association and Wapda sports board for holding the event in a befitting manner. “Wapda, through its sports board, has been providing patronage for promotion of sports in the country for more than five decades and it will continue to play this role with renewed vigour,” he added.
He said that sports could be employed as an effective tool to combat extremism in the society by engaging the youth in healthy activities through different games. “With this in view, Wapda has planned to implement a comprehensive strategy, which includes various measures relating to sporting events across the country.”
Lt Gen Muzammil said Wapda players had not only been showing their class at the national level but also bringing laurels to Pakistan in international competitions. “Wapda has 58 teams – 34 men and 24 women – of different games. At present, Wapda is national champion in 25 sports and runners-up in 21 disciplines.”
The chairman said that Wapda had also introduced four initiatives in sports as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) for improvement in standard of sports and betterment of players. “These initiatives include ‘WAPDA Endowment Fund for Sports’ to elevate the standard of sports in Pakistan; ‘WAPDA Athletics Colts’ to promote athletics in the country; ‘Focus on Fitness and Fielding’ and ‘T-12 Cricket’ to improve fielding in Pakistan’s cricket.”
