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Breakthrough: FIS approves Malam Jabba, Naltar for 16 general ski races
- Updated: January 24, 2017
GILGIT: The International Ski Federation (FIS) has authorized 16 general races for Pakistan, giving a competition a much-awaited boost.
The trickery means some-more general skiers will revisit Pakistan to advantage from Pakistani ski slopes of general standard.
According to information collected by The Express Tribune, Pakistan Ski Federation (PSF) after promulgation dual skiers – Muhammad Abbas and Mohammad Karim to Canada Olympics and Sochi (Russia) Winter Olympics in 2010 and 2014, respectively – attempted tough to get general standing with FIS races for a ski slopes.
However, it was done probable final year when FIS sent a general experts to Pakistan who authorized Swat’s Malam Jabba and G-B’s Naltar for general competitions.
PSF afterwards hold a Chief of Air Staff International Karakorum Ski Cup 2016 during Naltar in that 6 skiers from Turkey participated. “That’s how FIS was assured to approve 16 races for this year,” an central tighten to PSF pronounced on Tuesday.
PSF orator Obaid Abbasi pronounced that for a initial time around 12 countries will attend in races to be hold in Malam Jabba and Naltar hollow from Jan compartment Mar 2017.
He pronounced formerly Pakistan would send a skiers to unfamiliar countries for training, though now this use will be stopped that will save Pakistan millions of rupees.
More than 20 ski associations and departments including a army, atmosphere force, navy, HEC, CAA and G-B scouts will attend in several competitions.
The latest growth is pronounced to be a series in skiing field. In Naltar and Malam Jabba locals started a diversion with homemade wooden skis and cosmetic boots in a 1990s.
“It’s a dream come true,” pronounced a internal skier about a eventuality in that general teams will contest for 64 medals.
Published in The Express Tribune, Jan 25th, 2017.