On a completely thrilling day for Pakistani athletes on the twelfth Particular Olympic World Winter Video games’ at Turin, Italy on Thursday, Muneeb Ur Rehman and Moazzam Iqbal showcased excellent performances by clinching gold medals within the cross-country 50 meters snowboarding and 800m Snowshoeing race respectively.
And if that was not sufficient, Pakistan’s Rovina Qurban claimed the silver medal within the girls’s 50-meter race whereas Manahil completed fourth, Tabsum Nasir and Shah Galoon secured fifth place, Afaq Khan got here in sixth, and Iqra Akram completed in seventh place.
Gold medalist Muneeb Ur Rehman, who hails from Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, expressed his pleasure, stating that this was his first time collaborating within the World Winter Video games.
He had been making ready for this occasion for the previous seven years, with devoted coaching from his coaches, Shumaila Iram and Muhammad Saleem.
Muneeb shared his ambition to win extra medals for Pakistan in upcoming worldwide occasions.
Within the snowshoeing 200-meter race, Pakistan’s Saboor Ahmed and Ali Raza gained bronze medals.
The Pakistani athletes like others went by the rounds of divisioning.
Divisioning, in response to the Particular Olympics web site, is crucial. It’s the basic distinction between Particular Olympics competitions and people of different sports activities organizations is that athletes of all skill ranges are inspired to take part, and each athlete is acknowledged for his/her efficiency. Competitions are structured in order that athletes compete with different athletes of comparable skill in equitable divisions, the web site explains.
The athletes have additionally been coaching in Turin. The Particular Olympics Pakistan (SOP) social media pages have been importing movies of the athletes partaking in coaching classes. Their dedication to their self-discipline and sport is heartwarming because the SOP coaches information them on the slopes of Turin.
In the meantime, it was a day of uncooked emotion, satisfaction, and unforgettable achievement for Workforce Eire on the Particular Olympics World Winter Video games in Turin. With households watching on in tears of pleasure, Eire’s athletes produced breathtaking performances, bringing residence 5 medals in Alpine Snowboarding and celebrating a hard-fought victory in Floorball.