The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has invited young athletes from all over the nation to participate in the Prime Minister’s Youth Programme’s Youth Sports League (PMYP).
Volleyball, badminton, table tennis, and squash will be played in 25 districts as part of the sports league. Interested athletes may apply online at the PMYP website.
The HEC has established trial camps in numerous major cities across each province.
The abovementioned league will provide chosen individuals the chance to compete in national-level leagues in their respective categories.
“The chances include the provision of coaching and development facilities under the patronage of Pakistan Sports Board and the granting of scholarships for pursuing higher education,” said Javed Ali Memon, In-charge of the HEC’s Sports and Co-Curricular Division.
He went on to say that the chosen athletes would be given expert advice in the form of sports academies (High Performance and Resource Center) to help polish their abilities and develop their physical condition to that of a professional athlete.
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According to the Talent Hunt program’s intended approach, it was a long-term objective to develop HEC’s squad and a pool of promising young players into professional players who would compete and represent the nation at the highest level.
According to a HEC official, higher education institutions from around the nation have eagerly adopted the idea. He expressed regret for previous governments’ neglect of extra – curricular activities for students.
He highlighted a recent UNDP survey report that said that when asked about access to recreational facilities and events, 78.6 percent of the 7,000 teenagers polled claimed they had no access to parks, 94.5 percent had no access to a library, and 97.2 percent had not attended a live music event.
Similarly, 93.9 percent of respondents had not attended a sporting event, 93 percent did not have access to any sporting facilities, 97 percent had not visited a theatre, and 71.7 percent said that they did not have access to or attend any of the abovementioned activities or events.
