Ski event featuring international players concludes in Pakistani resort

ISLAMABAD: Curtains were drawn on nail-biting ski races, featuring national and international participants, after an event organized by the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) at a Ski Resort Naltar in Gilgit Baltistan, came to a close on Friday. 
“Forty skiers from 13 countries, including Pakistan, Greece, Afghanistan, Turkey, Ukraine, Hong Kong, United Kingdom, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belgium, Morocco, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan, and Tajikistan participated in this grand event,” the PAF said in a statement on Friday.
They were participating in the slalom and giant slalom categories of the races. 
According to the PAF statement, the foreign players appreciated the immaculate arrangements and expressed a desire to participate once again in the event.
“The event was absolutely dominated by the Ukrainians, such as Tsibelenko Levko and Nariichyn Andriy in men’s categories, while Tetyana Tikun and Anastasia Gorbunova remained invincible in the women’s categories,” the statement read.
Usta Berkin from Turkey was the only player who could overthrow their dominance by winning the Men’s Giant Slalom category. Local players including Mohammad Karim, Umama Wali and Jia Ali also had a wonderful run in the races from Pakistan’s side.
The Winter Sports Federation of Pakistan, in collaboration with the PAF, is earnestly working for the promotion of winter sports in the country.
“Holding such events would not only boost the tourism industry in the magnificent mountains and valleys in the northern areas of Pakistan but also help in projecting a positive image of the country all over the world,” the PAF said.