Pakistan Water And Power Development Authority (Wapda) has selected 53 young players after completion of a series of trials conducted all over Pakistan for the second batch of Wapda Endowment Fund for Sports, established for elevating the standards of sports in Pakistan.
The players 10 to 14 years of age have been selected from the whole country in nine games including athletics, boxing, football, hockey, karate, swimming, volleyball, weightlifting and wrestling. Wapda member (Water) Syed Raghib Abbas Shah distributed the scholarships certificates among the selected players in a ceremony held here at Wapda House. Wapda Endowment Fund for Sports was established in 2010 with an initial amount of Rs 100 million with the prime objective to arrange regular financing sources to provide sports facilities to the youth with an ultimate aim to enhance medal tally of Pakistan in international competitions.