Gwadar will host the international festival of traditional sports and games in November 2021:

The Gwadar International Traditional Sports and Games Festival will be held in November next year 2021.

Sports ministers and delegates, including 400 athletes from 45 countries, will love the festival in Gwadar. Games include javelin throwing, traditional archery, camel racing, belt fighting, and Chinese culture sports.

The government of Balochistan and the Pakistan Council for Traditional Sports and Games (PCTSG), led by Senator Muhammad Ali Saif, have drawn up a master plan to introduce the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project to the world through traditional sports.

According to the details, the delegation of Pakistan Traditional Sports and Games handed over the plan to the government of Balochistan.

A four-member delegation led by ICTSG president and PCTSG patron in chief Khalil Ahmad Khan invited Balochistan sports secretary Mir Imran Gachki to Quetta. The delegation included Pakistan Secretary General, Traditional Sports and Games Lawyer Iftikhar, Finance Secretary Kazim Ali Chingizi, Media Director Tariq Ali, Vice President Khalid Shah, and Major Ali.

The sports secretary assured the delegation of his full cooperation, but the final approval would be given by the Prime Minister of Balochistan Jam Kamal.

400 athletes from 45 countries will participate, international referees will also be invited. Sports ministers and delegates from over 45 countries, including DG UNESCO, will also come to Gwadar to watch traditional games. The Festival will increase the prestige of Pakistan and Gwadar which is held in Pakistan for the first time.

"Local ministers should show local Balochistan hospitality while hosting athletes, while a traditional village-style venue will be set up in Gwadar to welcome athletes," said Khalil Ahmed.

“This is only the beginning of sports tourism. The world would have a great opportunity to witness BRI and CPEC. The Balochistan government will soon announce an organizing committee for the event, "he added.