ISLAMABAD: Vice Chancellor of Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) Prof Dr. Nasir Mahmood said there is dire need to attract children to co-curricular and extra-curricular activities. He said these activities instil spirit of hard work in students while addressing prize distribution ceremony of AIOU Annual Cricket Tournament 2024. Sports activities were halted due to endemic, now resuming those healthy activities is very good initiative, he added.

Vice-Chancellor emphasised importance of sports in physical and mental development of children and announced that sports activities will be organised in University’s regional campuses. Additionally, he mentioned that renovation of residential colony blocks and ground is in planning stage, and sufficient funds will be allocated in budget. During briefing on sports activities, Director of Student Affairs Syed Ghulam Kazim Ali informed Vice Chancellor that cricket, badminton, table tennis and football teams have been formed at AIOU and 60 teams participated in this cricket tournament with total of 50 matches played. DSA said that there were 2 categories in this tournament, one was the students’ category and other was AIOU employees’ category. Student category tournament was won by university residential colony team while final match of employees’ category was played today between admin and DRS teams, DRS team bags winning trophy. At end of final match, all four finalist teams were introduced to Vice Chancellor.

Published in The Daily National Courier, January, 04 2024

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