Peshawar Sports Festival 2026 concludes

PESHAWAR
The Peshawar Sports Festival 2026 concluded at Hayatabad Sports Complex, Peshawar, with a colourful closing ceremony attended by Advisor to the Governor for Sports and Youth Affairs Dr. Sarfaraz Ali and Advisor for Religious Affairs Maulana Muhammad Tayyab Qureshi, who distributed prizes among the winning athletes.
The ceremony was also attended by Secretary Sports Asif Khan, Director General Sports Wasil Khan, Additional Director General Sports Rashida Ghaznavi, Director Administration Nematullah Marwat, Director Operations Jamshed Baloch, Deputy Director Nazia Zaki, Assistant Director Ashfaq Ahmad, Administrator Hayatabad Sports Complex Abid Afridi, Assistant Director Accounts Shah Faisal and other dignitaries.
Addressing the closing ceremony, Dr. Sarfaraz Ali said that nobody loses in sports; some win matches while others gain hope and confidence. However, the real winner is sport itself, as it teaches discipline, tolerance and mutual respect.
He said Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was rich in sporting talent and the government would make efforts to provide equal opportunities to male and female athletes from all districts to showcase their abilities and progress towards representing the province at national-level competitions.
Expressing his pleasure at seeing young boys and girls participating in sporting activities, he hoped that the youth of the province would take an even greater interest in sports.
According to the results, Imadullah and Muhammad Sadees secured first position in badminton, followed by Rayan Khan and Jawad Khan in second place, while Shayan Khan and Affan Khan finished third.
In Muay Thai, Abu Bakar won the gold medal, Abdul Rehman claimed silver, and Ibad secured bronze. In athletics, Waqas Khalil took first position, followed by Raza Ahmed in second and Amjad Rehman in third.
In the cricket final, Muazullah Khan Cricket Academy defeated Imran Khan Academy by six wickets to clinch the title. Charsadda won the kabaddi trophy after defeating Peshawar 45-40 in the final.
In tug-of-war, the Directorate of Sports team defeated the Sports Writers team. In full-contact karate, Pakhtunkhwa Yar won gold, Muhammad Umar Farooq secured silver, while Hassan Khan claimed the bronze medal.
More than 500 male and female athletes from Peshawar participated in the festival, competing in 12 different sports, including cricket, football, kabaddi, badminton, table tennis, weightlifting, full-contact karate, Muay Thai, squash, 50-metre race, tug-of-war and wheelchair race.