Sports Bulletin

Sports Desk ISLAMABAD (April 24, 2020):-The 2020 IFSC European Championships in Moscow (RUS) have been officially rescheduled in October. The championships, which were initially supposed to take place from March 20 to 27, had been previously moved to the month of June, but due to the growing complications caused by the pandemic of COVID-19, the event was forcedly postponed a second time. However, IFSC Europe, alongside the IFSC Sport Department and the Climbing Federation of Russia, kept working tirelessly throughout these very hard times, in order to find the best and safest solution for athletes, team officials, organisers, volunteers and fans, and finally set the appointment from October 1 to 8. The competition will award two quota places for Tokyo 2020 – one per gender, and the selection of the athletes that will battle for the Olympic slot in the Combined Qualifier will be based on their results within the three disciplines. The IFSC European Championships in Moscow will be the second continental championships organised in 2020, after the Pan American one was held in Los Angeles (USA) from February 24 to March 1, qualifying Canada’s Alannah Yip and United States’ Colin Duffy for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. IFSC President Marco Scolaris said: “I’m sure the IOC won’t mind if I borrow their motto for a moment: hope lights our way! Despite the fact that we live on a day-by-day basis, it is important to keep working for the future, in order to be ready when better days will come. The new dates of the European Championships are definitely a sign of hope and no surrender.” CFR President Dmitry Bychkov said: “We are all hoping for the best, and we are ready - with a successful combination of circumstances - to produce every effort and deliver the competition at the best possible level. All of us, organisers and fans, are willing to be finally able to see the best European athletes compete in Moscow.”

    By Abdul Jabbar Faisal ISLAMABAD (December 29, 2019):-Gilgit Baltistan Ski Association has won the Saadia Khan Ski Cup 2019 that was held at Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Ski Resort, Naltar. In the Under-14 and Under-16 events, Gilgit Baltistan athletes clinched the trophies while PAF won the trophies in the Boys Under-14 and Under-16 discipline of Ice Hockey. The winners were awarded trophies. In the women’s slalom category, Umaima Wali was awarded gold medal whereas Jiya Ali got silver medal. In the children ski competition, Girls’ Under-14 slalom, Mishal Hussain won the gold medal while Marrium Iqbal was awarded silver medal. In Boys’ ’’s Under-16 Saifullah won gold medal while Zubair Ali got silver medal. The gold medal in Boys’ Under-14 slalom category was clinched by Zaman Ali, while Zahir Ullah got silver medal. In the women’s giant slalom category, Khusheen Sahiba won the gold medal whereas Humaima Wali was awarded silver medal. In Skating Boys category-I Mohammad Iqbal was awarded the gold medal. In 2nd Speed Skating competition girls Under-12 Mishal Hussain won gold medal. In girls under-16 Minhal Aziz was awarded gold medal. In master category Khusheen Sahiba won the gold medal. Mubashir, Saifullah and Zia ur Rehman in under 12, under 16 and master category were awarded gold medals in their respective categories. On Sunday, a prize distribution ceremony was held, as the Air Marshal Javad Saeed Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (Administration) attended as chief guest. A large number of civil and military officials were present at the ceremony. Skiers from different Ski Associations, from all across Pakistan participated in the championship. At the end chief guest distributed medals and trophies among the players in different disciplines.