Sports and Games

 

Sports and Games

Sports and games play an important role in the development of human personality. They are no less important than food and fresh water. The developed countries like France,

 the USA, Germany, and England have made games an essential part of education at the school level. They admit boys and girls for necessary training to become future athletes, gymnasts, and sportsmen.

No doubt games and sports are becoming popular in Pakistani schools as well. The facilities of course are not adequate at present. This situation is expected to improve in the near future.

The Pakistani schoolgirls and schoolboys know fully well the meaning of the proverb,” all work and no play makes Jake a dull boy”. They knowledge that there growing bodies need regular physical exercises to keep themselves healthy and fit.

General sports include hunting, swimming, walking, and mountaineering (mountain climbing). Mountaineering is becoming a favorite sport of Pakistani schoolboys among the mountains of Murree, Swat, Chitral, khagan, and Karakorum highways.

An athlete is trained to be perfectly fit to engage in such a contest. Many schools and training centers hold an athletic contest. These contests include hunting, Walking, swimming, running, jumping, rowing, wrestling, table-tennis, light weightlifting, hammer/disc -throwing and gymnastics, etc.

Sports and Games are not only important for children but also, they are very important for men and
women. Moreover, football, hockey, cricket, tennis, and table tennis are among favorite organized games at school and international level.