Inclusive tradition as physically-challenged students carry torch at annual sports of GCU.

LAHORE -- The 122nd Annual Sports of Government College University (GCU) Lahore commenced with a splendid opening ceremony, here at the university's Oval Ground.

The event is set to span over three days and will witness the participation of 10,000 students from 36 departments of the university, and it will feature an array of activities such as an athletics meet, gymkhana events, and a march past.

This year, a new tradition was introduced, as physically-challenged students were given the honour of carrying the torch for the university's annual sports instead of athletes. The torch was handed over to physically challenged students by Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr Asghar Zaidi, who held it proudly during the opening ceremony.

The torch relay for the 122nd Annual Sports began from the Governor's House, where Ravians cheered and waved the flag of Government College University Lahore. Governor of Punjab, Muhammad Baligh Ur Rehman, lit a spiral-shaped torch and handed it over to Prof. Dr Asghar Zaidi.

The Vice-Chancellor, along with Commissioner Lahore Muhammad Ali Randhawa, rallied his sportsmen on The Mall to the University's Clock Tower. At the tower, the torch was passed on to a physically challenged student, who doesn't have hands, but held the torch proudly with his feet.

A significant number of foreign students and faculty members also took part in the grand march past at the university's Oval Ground.

The Department of Commerce and Finance was declared the winner of the best march-past contingent trophy, followed by the Departments of International...