The Qayyum Stadium also known as Peshawar Sport Complex is located in

Peshawar Peshawar (; ps, پېښور ; hnd, ; ; ur, ) is the sixth most populous city in Pakistan, with a population of over 2.3 million. It is situated in the north-west of the country, close to the International border with Afghanistan. It is ...

, the capital of

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ps, خېبر پښتونخوا; Urdu, Hindko: خیبر پختونخوا) commonly abbreviated as KP or KPK, is one of the Administrative units of Pakistan, four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the Geography of Pakistan, ...

province in

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. It is the biggest sports complex in Peshawar and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The sport complex has facilities for all major sports including

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field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ci ...

squash Squash may refer to: Sports * Squash (sport), the high-speed racquet sport also known as squash racquets * Squash (professional wrestling), an extremely one-sided match in professional wrestling * Squash tennis, a game similar to squash but pla ...

wrestling Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat ...

and

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. The sport complex is owned by

Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa The Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ( ur, ; ps, د خیبر پښتونخوا حکومت), is the provincial government of the Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Its powers and structure are set out in the provisions of the 1973 Consti ...

. It has total capacity of 30,000 and it is located within walking distance from Peshawar

Saddar Saddar ( ur, ), also known as Saddar Bazaar, is a neighbourhood in Karachi, Pakistan. The locality was developed as the primary commercial district during the period of British-era rule in Karachi. As a result, Saddar contains the large concentr ...

and Peshawar Cantonment railway station. foundation stone laid by Major. General J.Bruce Scott S.B.D.S.O.O.M.C commander Peshawar are (1943-1946) The author of the stadium November 1946.The qayyum stadium is also known as Peshawar sports complex is located in Peshawar, the capital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. It is the biggest sports complex of in Peshawar and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The sports complex has facilities for all major sports. The sport complex is owned by government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It has total capacity of 30,000 and it is located within walking distance from Peshawar saddar and Peshawar cantonment railway station. Modern automatic feeder ball throwing machines called as training shuttle machines for badminton , table tennis, tennis has been installed in qayyum stadium sports complex Peshawar . Data submitted by iqra wakeel khan

Sporting Facilities

Qayyum Stadium currently hold sporting facilities for the following sports. *

Football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

Field Hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ci ...

Squash Squash may refer to: Sports * Squash (sport), the high-speed racquet sport also known as squash racquets * Squash (professional wrestling), an extremely one-sided match in professional wrestling * Squash tennis, a game similar to squash but pla ...

Wrestling Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat ...

Boxing Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermined ...

Badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players pe ...

Swimming Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, or other liquid, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Locomotion is achieved through coordinated movement of the limbs and the body to achieve hydrodynamic thrust that r ...

Notable Events

Qayyum Stadium has been used for several major events in the past. * Barcelona Olympics Qualifier Football Match (Pakistan vs Qatar) 1991 * National Games 2010, Peshawar * All Pakistan Inter-varsity Athletics Championship 2012, Peshawar * Bacha Khan International Wrestling for Peace Championship 2012, Peshawar * Wrestling for Peace Festival 2012, Peshawar * FATA Youth Festival 2015, Peshawar * 2019 PFF National Challenge Cup, Peshawar

Academies & Sports Complexes

Quyyam Sport Complex currently have the following academies & sports complex. * Cricket Academy * Qamar Zaman Squash Complex * Tennis Academy

References

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Sporting Facilities

Notable Events

Academies & Sports Complexes

See also

References