LAHORE: To commemorate the cause of breast cancer awareness in October, The Lahore Polo Club hosted the Lahore Smart City Polo in Pink tournament Grand Finale on 30th October 2022 with an exclusive event organized by Elysium. The event was hosted by celebrity host Ayesha Omar. The event saw national and international players from the USA, Belgium, Canada and Australia participating in an exciting Polo game. Also featured at the event was a special vintage car show, tent-pegging & live music.
Sharing his views, Lahore Smart City COO Mr. Imran Zahid said: “Polo is an international game of prestige which develops inspirational relationships amongst community. As a leading real estate developer, we are proud to promote the positive and soft image of Pakistan by supporting such a noble cause and presenting this year’s Polo in Pink. Lahore Smart City has already donated a parcel of land to build the state of the art Pink Ribbon Breast Cancer Hospital and Diagnostic Centre.”
“The Lahore Polo Club hosts the Polo in Pink every year for a charity event which aims to raise awareness about breast cancer in women,” said LPC President Umar Sadiq. While according to LPC , a total of 11 teams have been taking part in the tournament which had been divided into two pools and each team also included foreign players.
Two players are from the United States, Laurel Howe and Danielle Lussi while Marion Dierickx is from Belgium, Phillip Henry from Australia and Jessica Schnieder and Jane Buchan from Canada. EeshaHaye, Fatima Mazhar, IsraZeeshan, RaqiaMansoor, while Sofia Deana Khan belongs to Pakistan and Ukraine.
Reflecting a positive outlook, the organizers and guests shared similar views: “Lahore Smart City & Pink Ribbon have already done a marvelous job in having such events which support a global cause. A special thanks to the International and National Polo Players who participated and we totally appreciate the crowd of Lahore who showed up with all their efforts and extended all support in this regard.”
Representing the Pink Ribbon Pakistan organization CEO Mr. Omer Aftab shared that: “The Pink Ribbon Organization has started the OPD of a breast cancer hospital in Lahore. Soon the full hospital will be operational and benefit the patients. We encourage everyone to take take part and help raise awareness for the cause of Pink Ribbon.”
Lahore Smart City (LSC) is being developed in association with Habib Rafiq (Pvt.) Ltd, Future Developments Holdings (Pvt.) Ltd and SurbanaJurong (Pvt) Ltd, which are top real estate developers, master planners and asset management companies working across the globe, aiming to develop contemporary state of the art smart cities which are not only dedicated to give a futuristic luxury living but also to provide equal economic opportunities.