Staff Reporter
Pakistan Olympic Association in collaboration with the University of Management and Technology (UMT) celebrated “Olympic Day 2021” with great zeal here at UMT respecting the SOPs of Covid-19.
Secretary POA M Khalid Mahmood along with Ms Ada Jaffery welcomed all guests and participants on the ocean.
Chairman POA Education Commission/President UMT Ibrahim Hasan Murad expressed that sports and training are an essential part of personality development. Mr. Murad also briefed UMT & POA sports athletes about the opportunities and challenges we are facing at domestic and National level. UMT is a leading Private University which encourages Sports activities in the country; he added.
Former IG Police and vice President Pakistan Olympic Association /chairman Pakistan Volleyball federation Chaudhry Muhammad Yaqoob appreciated UMT management for celebrating Olympic Day in UMT. He said that in every field of life sports plays an integral role.
Our youth must participate in every field to groom their personality; he added. DG UMT Adid Shirwani gave a note of thanks to all worthy guests and National Olympic champs for their participation.
He said that we need to promote sports from school level to make the play ground populated and hospitals vacant.
He said play Mr. Abid also shared that UMT not only focuses on academic excellence and research endeavors, but the idea is to also produce the next generation who understand the value of staying athletic fit; he added.