Pakistani players won Pakistan's International Snowboard Championship and Festival at Malam Jabba ski resort in the scenic Swat Valley.
Razaullah won gold, while Ahmed won a bronze medal in parallel giant slalom as part of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) event. Pakistani Fatima Nadeem took first place in the women's giant slalom, while Sara Nadeem and Ayesha Akmal took second and third place respectively.
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The team at #LotusPakistan is excited to partner with the International Snowboarding Cup at Malam Jabba Ski Resort! Join us this weekend as top athletes from Pakistan and across the world get ready to show their skills on the spectacular mountains of Pakistan! 🏔 🏂#MalamJabba pic.twitter.com/fLL9CpNsxY
— LotusPK (@LotusPakistan) January 21, 2021
Thank you Swat! Congrats to @Mjskiresort for organizing Intl Snowboarding Championship in #MalamJabba Thank you all the local & intl teams for participating. MashaALLAH Glad to see how our country is witnessing unprecedented tourism boost under PM ImranKhan #PakistanMovingForward pic.twitter.com/i0pcQmafAY
— Faisal Javed Khan (@FaisalJavedKhan) January 24, 2021
Eight women, including three from Afghanistan, took part in the competition. PTI Chief Senator Faisal Javed Khan said on Twitter: “I am delighted to see our country experiencing an unprecedented boost in tourism under Prime Minister ImranKhan. Likewise, Victor Roger came first, Julian Harry second, while Harry came third in the men's international snowboard. All three belonged to Belgium.
In the parallel men's giant slalom competitions, Razaullah from Pakistan won gold, Ahmed Saroush from Afghanistan silver and Wakil Ahmed from Pakistan won the bronze medal. In the parallel giant slalom for women Sara Nadeem won gold, Fatima Nadeem silver and Ayesha Akmal the silver medal.
In addition to eight athletes from Pakistan, 44 athletes from different countries, including Belgium and Afghanistan, took part in the competition. The participants called the event the best initiative of the K-P government. Foreign tourists called Pakistan a nice and safe place to organize international events. "Pakistan is a safe and philanthropic country with beautiful places," they said.