ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Imran Khan will launch the country’s biggest talent hunt sports programme Kamyab Jawan Sports Drive today .
In the first phase, twelve categories of different sports had been placed in 25 regions which would provide top opportunities for emerging talent in the South Asian country.
Kamyab Jawan Programme and the Higher Education Commission will collaborate on four new programmes worth four billion rupees to engage youth in extracurricular and sports activities.
The programme will provide opportunities to the talented youth to prepare themselves to display their skills at the international level in 12 sports, including hockey, cricket, football, handball, wrestling, weightlifting, squash, volleyball, skiing, judo, boxing and athletics.
Candidates falling in the age group of 11 to 25 years will participate in the sports competitions which will be held across the country, including Gilgit Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir and one million youth will go through a process of selection.
