Annual Sports Gala Week Kicks Off At Foundation University, Rawalpindi Campus

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Annual Sports Gala Week kicks off at Foundation University, Rawalpindi Campus

Sports and Gala week commenced on Monday at Foundation University, Rawalpindi Campus (FURC) which will continue till March-3. Director FURC, Brig Dr Akhtar Nawaz Malik (Retd) inaugrated the event while Adminisrtrator Brig Shahid Jahangir (Retd), Sports Coordinator Rauf Raja, Pyychology and Education department Kanwal Shahbaz and a large number of students were also present on the occasion.

RAWALPINDI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 26th Feb, 2018 ) :Sports and Gala week commenced on Monday at Foundation University, Rawalpindi Campus (FURC) which will continue till March-3. Director FURC, Brig Dr Akhtar Nawaz Malik (Retd) inaugrated the event while Adminisrtrator Brig Shahid Jahangir (Retd), Sports Coordinator Rauf Raja, Pyychology and education department Kanwal Shahbaz and a large number of students were also present on the occasion.

The events would included of cricket, football, basketball, volleyball, badminton, table tennis, futsal, fun games, athletics, spoon race, sack race, chatti race, 3-legged race and tug of war. Speaking on the occassion, Director FUI said that the importance of sports and other co-curricular activities cannot be ruled out.

Besides providing the much needed physical activity, these are also important for the personality development of the students," he added. He added that the importance of sports could not be ignored, as co-curricular activities were necessary for a healthy mind.

He advised students to participate in all events of the competition with sportsman spirit and maintain discipline during the entire event. The Director said that sports are an incredibly important contributor to human nature. "Participation in sports and games are healthy activities which kindle the fire of struggle, excellence and competition," he added.