LAHORE, 1st Feb 2024: The Faisalabad division with 152 points won the Rising Punjab Games 2024 Women’s Athletics title at Punjab Stadium on Wednesday. The second position went to Lahore division, which secured 89 points while Rawalpindi girls grabbed third position with 50 points. In the Rising Punjab Games Men’s Athletics event, Sahiwal clinched the top position with 127 points while the next two positions were taken by Gujranwala and Faisalabad divisions with 95 and 85 points respectively. Lahore’s Yasir Sultan, who won a bronze medal at the Bangkok Asian Athletics Championship, comfortably won the Javelin Throw event with a throw of 71.44m. The second position in this event went to Faisalabad’s M Arham, who threw javelin at 59.87m. The Rising Punjab Games Table Tennis Championship Women and Men’s competitions are in progress at NPSC Gymnasium Hall.
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