International Tent Pegging begins

The University of Agriculture Faisalabad on Friday kicked off five-day International Tent pegging Competition, first of its kind, in which teams from England and South Africa are participating. As many as more than 500 players from the three countries are showing their expertise in front of large gathering. The formal inaugural ceremony of this international event will be held today (Saturday) in which UAF Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Iqrar Ahmad will be chief guest while Commissioner Faisalabad Tahir Hussain will be the guest of honor. Currently, two international tent pegging competitions are being organized across the globe one in UAF, Pakistan and other one in India. Women tent pegging players from England and South Africa are also taking part at the competition. On Friday, national players show their skills in front of the gathering, whereas on Saturday international players will come before the gathering in tent pegging. On Friday, they continued their practice of tent pegging. The competition is aimed at providing a platform to the national and international tent pegging players to share their experiences about tent pegging and to promote it across the globe. The university is used to hold cattle show, festivals, fancy birds show and others every year in a bid to provide an opportunity to the farmer to interact with the experts and to promote best breed of animals.