Students, visitors enjoy Olympiad

PESHAWAR: The students and visitors continued to enjoy Olympiad 2024 on the second day of the festival on Saturday.

Jointly organised by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Culture and Tourism Authority (KPCTA) and the IM Sciences, the gala is showcasing thrilling sports, including futsal, badminton, e-games, table tennis, and sessions for different trainings and skills, and stalls for foods and snacks, said a press release.

It said that music and qawali night were also part of the Olympiad 2024.

The sports competitions like futsal, badminton, e-games, table tennis were held in which over 700 male and female students participated.

The futsal players exhibited extraordinary skills and spirit in a bid to win the game.

Futsal is a football-based game played on a hardcourt like a basketball court, smaller than a football pitch, and mainly indoors.

Later, music and qawali night were also arranged to entertain the students and visitors.

The young students performed attan dance to the drumbeat and sang songs that mesmerized the audience. The attan is a traditional dance, which is performed during weddings and other celebrations.