By Our Staff Reporter Karachi: The 3rd Dow Olympics 2016 of Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) that began here at its Ojha campus on Monday will continue till March 5. Speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the Dow Olympics, the university’s vice chancellor Prof Dr Masood Hameed Khan highlighted the importance of extra-curricular activities among students, while the chief organizer of the event Dr Rana Qamar briefed the students about the aims and objectives of organizing sports activities. This year, 13 constituent institutions of DUHS participating in Dow Olympics include Dow Medical College (DMC), Dow International Medical College (DIMC), Dr Ishrat-ul-Ebad Khan Institute of Oral Health Sciences (DIKIOHS), Dow International Dental College (DIDC), Dow Dental College (DDC), Dow College of Pharmacy (DCOP), Institute of Health Management (IHM), Institute of Medical Technology (IMT), Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (IPM&R) and Institute of Nursing (ION), Dow Institute of Radiology (DIR), Dow College of Biotechnology (DCOB) and School of Public Health (SPH). Later, a tug of war between the teams of students and faculty members was organized. It was followed by a cooking competition at which Chef Tahir Chaudhry was judge.