ISLAMABAD – The second day of 3rd Serena Hotels-CAS Karakoram InternationalAlpine Ski Cup, was absolutely dominated by the Ukrainian skiers. Theyclinched two positions each in both men and women slalom races in theinternational event being held at the enchanting PAF Ski Resort Naltar.
TSIBELENKO Levko remained unassailable in the Men’s Slalom Category whilehis countryman NARIICHYN Andriy got the third position. Local sensation MrMuhammad Karim put up a spectacular show by finishing second in the samecategory of this momentous international event.
Meanwhile, in the Women’s Slalom event Ukraine proved unbeatable as twoUkrainians Tikun Tetyana and Anastasia Gorbunova carried on with theirsuperb performance from the last day’s giant Slalom event, winning both 1stand 2nd positions respectively.
Pakistani skier, Gia Ali stunned her rivals in the race with her superbperformance and remained 3rd in the event.
40 Skiers from 13 countries including Pakistan, Greece, Afghanistan,Turkey, Ukraine, Hong Kong, United Kingdom, Bosnia and Herzegovina,Belgium, Morocco, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan, and Tajikistan are participatingin this grand event.
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Competing in the FIS races against the highly ranked skiers of the worldhas offered an excellent opportunity to Pakistani athletes to showcasetheir talent at international level and learn from their competitors’experience.
Winter Sports Federation of Pakistan, in collaboration with Pakistan AirForce is earnestly working for the promotion of winter sports in thecountry and holding such events would not only boost the tourismopportunities in the splendid mountains and valleys of Pakistan but alsoproject a positive image of the country in the comity of nations.
