For the first time in the history of the country a sports festival was organized for the Transgender by District Sports Officer Peshawar under the supervision of Director General Sports and District Govt wherein large number of Transgender from Quetta, Mardan, Nowshera and Peshawar are taking part.
Players shown great enthusiasm while taking part in cricket, badminton, football, tug of war, musical chair, sake race and archery. There were great thrill when these players participating in different sports along with tones of drums, pipe and dances.
In the cricket match Fazana XI defeated Komal XI by nine wickets. In the football match Farzana beat Arozo XI 5-4 on a penalty kicks. In the badminton Gul Bano beat Pinky by 11-8, 11-6 and 11-9. In the doubles Gul Pano and Paron defeated Janki and Khushbo by 3-0, the score was 11-7, 11-5 and 11-9.
In the Tug of war Muskan XI defeated Rukhsar XI team by 2-1 before both were tied 1-1. In the athletic 100m Khusbo and Rema tied and were declared as joint winner while Arzo and Lubna got second and third position respectively. In the musical chair, 13 players took part and among them Misba won the title
In the end, Director General Sports Junaid Khan gave away trophies and cash prizes and assured that more such activities would be organized in future as well.
He also lauded District Sports Officer Jamshed Baloch for initiating such a wonderful idea by involving Transgender players in healthy activities.
Speaking on this occasion, Jamshed Baloch said that they wanted to bring a smile on the faces of transgender players as they are also part of our society. President of Transgender Association Miss Farzana thanked Jamshed Baloch, District Sports Officer and Director General Sports Junaid Khan for providing due opportunities of playing and entertainment.
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