Sports in Punjab

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Various types of sports are played in Punjab. Both Indian Punjab [1] and Pakistani Punjab [2] have separate sports boards to undertake most of the sports activities in their respective regions. Also many many private organizations, universities and schools held their sporting events as well. [3] Punjab youth festival is an annual event in Pakistani Punjab that is very famous in terms of audience participation. [4] Also local boards make sure to have international collaborations when necessary to improve standards in certain sports. [5]

Since Punjab have a huge foreign diaspora so they arrange certain events in other countries as well. [6] Recently rugby is gaining traction in Punjab and Pakistan's first under-16 rugby team has been selected from Faisalabad Punjab to play in the World Rugby under-16 tournament. [7]

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