Peshawar
Leading the medal tally Peshawar’s gold hunt continued on the third day when it bagged 33 gold medal, 21 silver medals and eight bronze medals by securing 682 points, Bannu with eight gold medal, 17 silver and 9 bronze medal and Mardan with seven gold medal, 14 silver medal and nine bronze medals struggling behind in the ongoing KP U21 Games being played on different venues.
In the female Games Peshawar took six gold medal out of total 10 gold medal, four silver medals took first position, followed by Mardan with three gold medals and two silver medals, Dera Ismail Khan with one gold medal and a silver medal and Bannu with two silver medal and Hazara with one silver medal.
Peshawar claimed gold medal in women squash, wushu, judo, basketball and hockey, and bagged silver medals in baseball, tennis, and handball, Mardan claimed three gold medals in handball, baseball and tennis and two silver medals in hockey and archery.
Dera Ismail Khan won one gold medal in Taekwondo while Bannu claimed two silver medals in Wushu and Judo and Hazara got one silver medal basketball. In the 20 male games, 14 regional and six tehsil Games Peshawar claimed two gold, two silver and four bronze medals by securing 96 points in athletics, one gold medal, three silver medal and four bronze medals in Taekwondo, two gold medal, three silver medals and two bronze medals in Judo, seven gold medals, two silver medals and one bronze medals in wushu.
Peshawar also claimed gold medals in male squash when it defeated Hazara in the final and recorded victory in women squash when upset District Swabi in the final. Peshawar also beat Mardan in the handball final, beat Bannu in tennis final, Mardan in archery final, beat Bannu in throw ball final, registered victory against Mardan in the cycling final, won gold medal in Full Body Karate Contact and grabbed three gold medals, three silver medal and two bronze medals in boxing, and one silver medal in baseball and snooker.
Bannu struggling at second with nine gold medals, 17 silver medals and nine bronze medals by securing 299 points.—APP
