KARACHI: The Consul General of the Sultanate of Oman in Karachi, His Excellency Engineer Sami Abdullah Salim Al Khanjari, has said that the Karachi Games have provided a great opportunity for many new athletes, both male and female, to prove their abilities in these games.  The high performance that has been shown in various sports is commendable, especially the performance of women players in the game of softball has impressed me a lot, the CG said.

On this occasion, Administrator Karachi Dr. Syed Saifur Rehman, Secretary General of Softball Federation Pakistan Asif Azeem, Organizing Secretary of the event Saleem Tajik, President of Sindh Softball Association Waseem Hashmi, Secretary  Sindh Softball Muhammad Zeeshan Merchant, President Karachi Softball Muhammad Nasir and other personalities related to sports were also present.

On this occasion, Administrator Karachi Dr. Syed Saifur Rehman said that the presence of Consul General of Oman Engineer Sami Abdullah Al Khanjari in the final ceremony is an honour for us. The Karachi Games have provided a sports platform to the youth of the city. This series of events will be continued with further improvements in the future to provide a healthy atmosphere for our youth to be inclined to positive activities.

Earlier, District Central beat District East by eleven runs in a one-sided final to lift the title of the Karachi Games Softball event.  The winning team scored 13 runs in the allotted three innings, Adina Hasan, and Muskan Shaukat scored 3 runs each while Disha Ramesh and Kainat and Manahil Afzal scored 2 runs each for District East.  Noor and Zoha scored 1 run each for the runners-up team.

Earlier in the third position match, District Keamari defeated District West by 11 runs against 4 and won the bronze medal.  From Kemari, Sabin and Farasha scored 3 runs each while Ayesha and Kashf scored 2 runs each.

After that, the Consul General of Oman, Engineer Sami Abdullah Al Khanjari along with Administrator Karachi Dr. Syed Saifur Rahman distributed trophies, medals and shields among the players.

Published in The Daily National Courier, March, 14 2023

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