Sports Bulletin

Sports Bulletin Report Munich (Germany):-Top climbers of the world will compete in the European Climbing Championships, which will be held from 11 to 18 August 11 to 18, 2022 in the Munich, the capital city of Germany. The Munich 2022 sports programme will feature more than 4,400 athletes, 158 medal events, 50 participating nations, 16 disciplines, 12 European championships, 11 days of competition, and nine Olympic sports, all as part of one multi-sport event. In only the second edition of the European Championships, 200 climbers from 26 nations will compete for eight sets of medals with the three Sport Climbing disciplines of Boulder, Lead, and Speed featuring alongside the new Olympic format, Boulder and Lead combined. Set to be used at Paris 2024, the European Championships presents the opportunity for athletes to experience the new combined Boulder and Lead format in a competitive environment as climbers from the Boulder and Lead competitions gain points in the hope of making the combined top eight overall, and with it the chance for another medal. Going for glory and the title of European Champions will be a host of stars of the sport as Olympic champions, world champions, World Cup winners and record holders all fight it out at the multi-sport event. Janja Garnbret is not only the current Olympic champion but has also been unstoppable in the 2022 Lead season. The Slovenian has a perfect four from four record on the World Cup circuit taking wins in Innsbruck, Villars, Chamonix, and Briançon. Although the Tokyo 2020 gold medallist missed most of the Boulder season to focus on Lead, she has to be a hot favourite for a medal across Boulder, Lead, and the combined events. Jessica Pilz of Austria is fresh off a Lead gold at the World Games in Birmingham, Alabama, USA, last month and will come into the European Championships with medal winning confidence. There will be hopes of a home win from Germany’s Hannah Meul who took silver in Boulder at the World Cup in Innsbruck. It will be hard to look past Poland in the women’s Speed event who boast the current world champion Natalia Kalucka, the current world record holder Aleksandra Miroslaw and Aleksandra Kalucka who is coming off the back of a PB and silver medal at the World Cup in Chamonix. Hoping that a home crowd will lift her on to the Speed podium will be Germany’s Franziska Ritter who claimed a bronze medal at the World Games in Birmingham. The men’s Speed competitions has been dominated by the Asian nations of late, so the chance for the European athletes to take the limelight will surely bring some intense competition. Erik Noya Cardona of Spain has broken the Asian stronghold on Speed medals recently at the World Cup in Chamonix by taking a silver medal. Yaroslav Tkach of Ukraine has also claimed a podium finish with a bronze at The World Games. Compatriot Danyil Boldyrev will hope to recapture the form that saw him take a world record in 2014, a record that stood for three years. At the last Lead World Cup in Briançon there were two German’s pushing for medals. Alexander Megos made the final step of the podium taking a bronze just ahead of teammate Yannick Flohé. With a home crowd roaring them on they will be hoping for a strong performance and some more silverware. Competition will be tough though with Adam Ondra of the Czech Republic returning to action with a bang, and a gold medal, following a post Olympics hiatus. Ondra took Lead World Cup Chamonix gold at the start of July. With a new Olympic format on show it’s hard not to talk about the current Olympic champion, Alberto Ginés López. The Spanish climber will be looking to defend his title at Paris 2024 so putting down an early marker in the new format would be a great way to show his rivals he means business. Competition starts on Thursday, 11 August at 12:00 PM (UTC +2:00) with the women’s Lead qualification and culminates with the Boulder & Lead finals on Thursday, 18 August.  SCHEDULE (UTC+2:00) Thursday, 11 August: 12:00 PM - Women’s Lead qualification 1:00 PM - Men’s Boulder qualification Friday, 12 August: 12:00 AM - Men’s Lead qualification 1:00 PM - Women’s Boulder qualification Saturday, 13 August: 9:00 AM - Women’s Lead semi-final 12:00 PM - Men’s Boulder semi-final 4:00 PM - Women’s Lead final 5:30 PM - Men’s Boulder final Sunday, 14 August: 9:00 AM - Women’s Boulder semi-final 12:00 PM - Men’s Lead semi-final 4:00 PM - Women’s Boulder final 6:45 PM - Men’s Lead final Monday, 15 August: 2:00 PM - Women’s Speed qualification 2:30 PM - Men’s Speed qualification 3:30 PM - Women's Speed final 3:45 PM - Men's Speed final Wednesday, 17 August: 3:00 PM - Women's Boulder & Lead final, Boulder round 5:00 PM - Women's Boulder & Lead final, Lead round Thursday, 18 August: 3:00 PM - Men's Boulder & Lead final, Boulder round 5:00 PM - Men's Boulder & Lead final, Lead round

Sports Bulletin Report Torino (Italy):-The International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) and the Korea Alpine Federation (KAF) announced that the 32nd edition of the IFSC Climbing Youth World Championships would be held in South Korea from 19 to 27 August 2023. Hundreds of young climbers from all over the world will compete across three age groups “Juniors, Youth A and Youth B” and in the three Climbing disciplines of Boulder, Lead, and Speed. The 2023 edition will be the first time the East Asian country has hosted the prestigious youth event since its inception in 1992. South Korea has a history of hosting Climbing events with multiple IFSC World Cups and Asian Championships held in Mokpo, Chuncheon, and most recently Seoul. Seen as a rite of passage for climbers, previous participants and winners of the Youth World Championships include Tokyo 2020 Olympic gold medallists Janja Garnbret of Slovenia and Alberto Ginés López of Spain. South Korea also boasts the current Lead world champion Seo Chaehyun. IFSC President Marco Scolaris said: “The first climbing Youth World Championship was held in 1992, in Basel, Switzerland. Since then, the YWCH has become the reference event for our young athletes. All future champions have competed at it, while for many others it has been one of the best climbing memories of their lives. “Next year, South Korea will host this event for the first time. A warm thank to our friends of the Korea Alpine Federation for their commitment and support: now, young climbers of the world have a place where their dreams can come true in 2023” KAF President Son Joong-Ho said: “With COVID-19 outbreak making it difficult to compete in various international competitions, Seoul, the capital of Korea, will proudly host an IFSC World Cup, the Asian Championships, and the Youth World Championships and it will be a good opportunity for club members and domestic fans to see Sport Climbing in person, which is gaining sensational popularity in the MZ generation. “Thanks to these events, Seoul will keep establishing itself as an international sports city, both in Asia and overseas, with plenty of locations, such as the Bukhansan National Park, which offers a lot of opportunities to climb outdoor, and try other sports.”

Sports Bulletin Report Torino (Itlay):-The Sport Climbing schedule for the Olympic Games Paris 2024 has been confirmed, two years before the Games begin, and will feature six days of competition. With Paris 2024 set for 26 July to 11 August 2024, Sport Climbing will see an increase in competition days for its second outing at the global showpiece event, up from four during its bow at Tokyo 2020. Taking place during the final week of the Olympic Games, the competition will begin with Women’s Speed qualification and the Men’s Boulder semifinal on 5 August and culminate with the Women’s Boulder & Lead final on the 10 August. Schedule: Monday, 5 August: Men's Boulder & Lead semi-final, Boulder round Women's Speed qualification Tuesday, 6 August: Women's Boulder & Lead semi-final, Boulder round Men's Speed qualification Wednesday, 7 August: Men's Boulder & Lead semi-final, Lead round Women's Speed final  Thursday, 8 August: Women's Boulder & Lead semi-final, Lead round Men's Speed final Friday, 9 August: Men's Boulder & Lead final  Saturday, 10 August: Women's Boulder & Lead final IFSC President Marco Scolaris said: “It was not easy to find the best combination to benefit the athletes and satisfy the watching public, on site and at home. We learned from Tokyo 2020, and we took into account many different aspects to make a really solid schedule, to showcase our great sport to a global audience.” Sport Climbing events will take place at Le Bourget Climbing venue, one of only two sports facility to be built specifically for Paris 2024 Olympic Games.  

Abdul Jabbar Faisal ISLAMABAD:-LIna Moey, the wife of mountaineer John Snouri, who lost his life along with his other companions from Pakistan, Ali Sadpara and R. Jawan Pablo, during the attempt to reach the summit of K-2 peak last winter, thanked Pakistan Government and Pakistani Army for conducting the rescue operation, she was addressing to media in a press conference along with John Snorri's sisters Karen Christine and daughter Hilla Karen at the National Press Club Islamabad on Friday. She further said, “The incident took place in February 2021 and it was very difficult for us as a family and for the families of Ali Sadpara and Juan Pablo to explain. The friendship between Ali Sadpara and John was so sincere and strong that is why we have decided to visit Pakistan as a family to personally thank those who supported us professionally and personally. We traveled here in the hope that John would be able to take the route to the top of K2 to a rest stop near his friend and climbing partner Ali and his climbing partner Juan Pablo”, she added. “The safety of the participating in such proceedings has always been of utmost importance to us. However, today we got news that a team of four climbers led by Mangamaji had failed in their attempt after spending two hours on the summit of K2. Based on the information we have, some new snow on the mountain has created an avalanche hazard. We as a family would like to emphasize that life should only be moved in a manner that is safe for the person involved and other climbers on the mountain, “she replied a question. “Their lives and achievements as climbers are unique and unique. Such are that both nations, Pakistan and Iceland will remember them through the mountaineering and pioneering history of both countries. We as a family are grateful for the outpouring of support and warmth from so many people. We would like to thank the Government of Pakistan, Chief of Pakistan Army and Commander of 10 Corps, Foreign Office of Pakistan, Local Government of Gilgit-Baltistan Province, Khalid Khurshid Chief Minister, Raja Nasir Minister of Tourism, Asghar, “she concluded.  

Sports Bulletin Report ISLAMBAD:-Twelve sides of six Cricket Associations will be again in action when they lock horns in the National U19 Championship (three-day event) in Karachi from 25 July to 23 August. The 12 sides have earlier featured in the National U19 Cup (one-day tournament) that was won by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Whites beating Central Punjab Blues by five wickets in the final on 8 July. Six Blues squads have been placed in Pool A, while six Whites squads are in Pool B. The matches are scheduled to take place at UBL Sports Complex, Rashid Latif Academy, NBP Sports Complex, TMC Ground, KCA Stadium and Hanif Mohammad HPC Ground. The final of the tournament will be played between the top team from each group from 20 to 23 August at the UBL Sports Complex. The PCB also confirms the 12 squads for the tournament. Performances of players in the recently concluded Cricket Associations Divisional U19 Tournament were also taken into consideration. The performers from last year’s National U19 tournaments who are still eligible to feature in the age-group event were also considered for the forthcoming tournament. Squads: Balochistan U19 Blues: Ikramullah Tareen (Captain) (Quetta), Sajjad Ali (Loralai), Adnan Iqbal (Khuzdar), Arbaz Khan (Lasbela), Basit Ali (Naseerabad), Ejaz Ahmed (Killa Abdullah), Ghazi Khan (Loralai), Israrullah (Naseerabad), Mohammad Qasim (Quetta), Mohammad Uzair (Naseerabad), Mohammad Yousaf (Loralai), Shahid Ali (Sibi), Sham Raiz Khan (Pishin), Yasir Khan (Quetta) and Zohaib Khan Shanzaib (Loralai) Reserve players: Abu Bakar (Lasbela), Arslan Khan (Lasbela), Gohar Khan (Lasbela), Obaidullah (Quetta) and Sayed Yasir Shah (Pishin) Coaching staff: Raj Hans (head coach), Aslam Sheikh (assistant coach) Balochistan U19 Whites: Mohammad Siddique (Captain) (Chaman), Abdul Haseeb (Gwadar), Abdul Saboor (Pishin), Akhtar Altaf (Turbat), Dunya Khan (Loralai), Ehsanullah (Loralai), Hikmatullah (Loralai), Huzaifa Gul (Quetta), Jahangir Khan (Loralai), Mohsin Ali (Lasbela), Mohammad Aqdas (Quetta), Qurban Ali (Pishin), Siraj Mehboob (Panjgur), Syed Hanzala (Chaman) and Tanveer Khan (Loralai) Reserve players: Imran Zahid (Turbat), Inamullah (Quetta), Majid Ali (Sibi), Perviz Ahmad (Sibi) and Usman Ghani (Quetta) Coaching staff: Habib Baloch (head coach), Mazher Dinari (assistant coach) Central Punjab U19 Blues: Obaid Shahid (Captain) (Lahore), Afzal Manzoor (Nankanasahib), Ali Raza (Sheikhupura), Ali Asfand (Faisalabad), Arham Nawab (Faisalabad), Ayub Khan (Mandibahauddin), Azan Awais (Sialkot), Farhan Yousuf (Lahore), Hammad Liaqat (Lahore), Mohammad Maaz (Faisalabad), Mohammad Maooz (Lahore), Mohammad Zeeshan (Faisalabad), Mohammad Waqas (Faisalabad), Tayyab Arif (Sialkot), and Zoraiz Wafa Gill (Mandibahauddin) Reserves: Ameer Hassan (Sialkot), Moosa Azeem (Sialkot), Saria Khan (Mianwali), Shaban Saeed (Jaranwala) and Zain- ul-Abideen (Gujranwala) Coaching staff: Mohammad Ashraf (head coach), Aamir Sajjad (assistant coach) Central Punjab U19 Whites: Hafiz Usman Nadeem (Captain) (Lahore), Abdul Rehman (Faisalabad), Ahmad Bilal (Faisalabad), Akash Hayat (Faisalabad), Ali Razzaq (Lahore), Ali Zoraiz Asif (Lahore), Faraz Ahmad (Sheikhupura), Hassan Ali (Faisalabad), Kaif Ali (Gujranwala), Mohammad Ibtisam Rehman (Sargodha), Moiz Rana (Lahore), Samama Riaz (Faisalabad), Syed Hassan Gillani (Sialkot), Usman Shahid (Lahore) and Waqas Abbas (Faisalabad) Reserve players: Abu Marsad (Lahore), Ali Dilshad (Lahore), Muneeb Wasif (Lahore), Usama Zahid (Lahore) and Zeeshan Sikandar (Mandibahuddin) Coaching staff: Mansoor Amjad (head coach), Ashraf Ali (assistant coach) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Blues: Muhammed Zulkifl (Captain) (Charsada), Abu Bakkar (Lower Dir), Afaq Khan (Mardan), Haseeb Khan (Peshawar), Hilal Ahmed (Swat), Ihtisham-ul-Haq (Lower Dir), Jamshed Ali (Peshawar), Khubaib Khalil (Kohat), Maaz Habib Khan (Mardan), Muhammed Farooq (Mohmand), Muhammed Shoaib (Peshawar), Muhammed Shoaib (D.I Khan), Muhammed Zubair (Peshawar), Muhammed Zubair (Khyber), and Wazdan Khan (Kohat) Reserve players: Ansarullah (Peshawar), Haris Khan (Peshawar), Ismail Khan (D.I Khan), Riazullah (Khyber) and Ubaidullah (Khyber) Coaching staff: Riffatullah Mohmand (head coach), Mohammad Siddique (assistant coach) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Whites: Abbas Ali (Captain) (Peshawar), Afkar Durrani (Dir Lower), Ahmad Hussain (Peshawar), Aimal Khan (Mohmand), Ayaz Khan (Mardan), Jawad Ali (Charsada), Mohammad Irfan (Peshawar), Mohammad Salman (Khyber), Mohammad Tahir (Peshawar), Shahzaib Khan (Mansehra), Sherdil Khan (Swat), Shuja Zaheer (Abbottabad), Tahir Ali (Swabi), Yasir Ahmed (Swabi) and Zubair Shinwari (Khyber) Reserve players: Arafat Khan (Peshawar), Adnan Ahmed (Bajour), Muhammed Riazullah (Lower Dir), Uzairullah (Peshawar) and Salar Ahmed (Haripur) Coaching Staff: Aftab Khan (head coach), Sajid Shah (assistant coach) Northern U19 Blues: Shamyl Hussain (Captain) (Islamabad), Abdullah Amin (Jhelum), Abidullah (Islamabad), Affan Ishaq (Rawalpindi), Ali Abbas (Muzaffarabad), Amir Hasan (Rawalpindi), Aseer Mughal (Rawalpindi), Faraz Khan (Attock), Mohammad Aftab (Islamabad), Mohammad Asim Shahzad (Rawalpindi), Mohammad Awais (Attock), Saad Masood (Rawalpindi), Saqibullah (Islamabad), Shahmeer Nisar Khan (Islamabad) and Umar Habib (Attock) Reserve players: Abu Hurraira (Attock), Ismail Khan (Chakwal), Jouhar Ali (Rawalpindi), Mohammad Ibrahim (Jhelum) and Saad Bin Tariq (Bagh-Hattian) Coaching staff: Kamran Khan (head coach), Raheel Majeed (assistant coach) Northern U19 Whites: Shahmeer Ali (Captain) (Rawalpindi), Abdul Basit (Rawalpindi), Abuzar (Rawalpindi), Arsalan Ali (Islamabad), Dawood Nazar (Attock), Husnain Nadeem (Mirpur), Mohammad Ali Taj (Islamabad), Mohammad Ammar Khan (Muzaffarabad), Mohammad Arshad (Bagh), Mohammad Nabeel (Rawalpindi), Raja Hamza Waheed (Islamabad), Salman Khan (Islamabad), Shahbaz Khan Hurraira (Jhelum), Sudais Ulfat (Islamabad) and Usman Khan (Rawalpindi) Reserves: Aman Aftab (Bagh), Awais Amin (Islamabad), Azan Kabir (Kotli), Mohammad Qaiser (Islamabad) and Syed Ali Mehdi (Rawalpindi) Coaching staff: Samiullah Khan Niazi (head coach), Hafiz Majid (assistant coach) Sindh U19 Blues: Wahaj Riaz (Captain) (Karachi), Afnan Khan (Karachi), Aftab (Karachi), Ali Hasan (Karachi), Arbaz Khan (Karachi), Habibullah (Karachi), Hameed Karim (Karachi), Haroon Arshad (Karachi), Khuwaja Mohammad Hafeez (Karachi), Maaz Khurram (Karachi), Mirza Saad Baig (Karachi), Mohammad Hanif (Karachi), Naveed Ahmed (Karachi), Rehan Shah (Karachi) and Shahbaz Aziz (Jacobabad) Reserve players: Abdullah Alam (Karachi), Daud Abbas (Shaheed Benazirabad), Faroz Ali (Larkana), Haseeb-ur-Rahman (Hyderabad) and Ubaid Raza (Khairpur) Coaching staff: Mohammad Masroor (head coach), Tahir Mehmood (assistant coach) Sindh U19 Whites: Mohammad Hassan Iqbal (Captain) (Khi Zone-III), Abdul Moeez (Khi Zone-VII), Ali Ishaq (Khi Zone-VI), Daniyal Ahmed (Khi Zone-V), Ghulam Ashraf (Khi Zone-VI), Hamza Qureshi (Khi Zone-VI), Mansoor Ali Khoso (Khairpur), Mohammad Fahad Amin (Khi Zone-III), Mohammad Saad Asif (Khi Zone-VII), Noman Ali (Hyderabad), Rumail Ahmed (Khi Zone-III), Saqlain Nawaz Rajput (Khairpur), Shahwaiz Yasir (Khi Zone-II), Syed Tayyab Hussain (Khi Zone-II) and Syed Yahya Shah (Hyderabad) Reserves: Abdul Rehman Niazi (Khi Zone-II), Awais Raheem Shah (Khi Zone-VI), Mohammad Umar Khan Sherani (Mirpurkhas), Mohammad Hannan (Sukkur) and Ziaullah (Khi Zone-II) Coaching staff: Ghulam Ali (head coach), Zafar Iqbal (assistant coach) Southern Punjab U19 Blues: Mohammad Danish (Captain) (Muzaffargarh), Adnan Shahid (D.G Khan), Arbab Shabir (Khanewal), Bilal Ahmad (Sahiwal), Hamza Nadir (Sahiwal), Haseeb Javaid (Multan), Huzaifa Ayub (Khanewal), Kashif Farid (Rajanpur), Mohammad Abdullah (Rajanpur), Mohammad Luqman (Lodhran), Mohammad Shan (Sahiwal), Mohammad Zahid (Multan), Moheer Saeed (Vehari), Sharjeel Hassan (Lodhran) and Zubair Jabbar (Khanewal) Reserves: Adnan Ali (Pakpattan), Ali Haider (Vehari), Ali Shabir (Rahim Yar Khan), Amin Talib (Vehari) and Haseeb Gull (Bahawalpur) Coaching staff: Iqbal Imam (head coach), Saleem Elahi (assistant coach) Southern Punjab U19 Whites: Uzair Mumtaz (Captain) (Multan), Abu Bakar (Muzaffargarh), Aqib Asghar (Vehari), Arafat Minhas (Multan), Hamza Nawaz (Bahawalnagar), Harib Moeen (Bahawalnagar), Haseeb Nazim (Multan), Hasnain Majid (Rahim Yar Khan), Mohammad Ammar (Rahim Yar Khan), Mohammad Ismail (Sahiwal), Mozam Alvi (Bahawalpur), Shehraz Khan (Lodhran), Taha Masood (Rahim Yar Khan), Taha Shabir (Sahiwal) and Talha Mushtaq (Rahim Yar Khan) Reserves: Alam Zaib Khan (Multan), Farhan Iqbal (Rahim Yar Khan), Mohammad Jansher (Sahiwal), Maseem Raza (Multan) and Usman Iqbal (Okara) Coaching staff: Shahid Anwar (head coach), Aizaz Cheema (assistant coach)  

Sports Bulletin Report Briancon (France):-The International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) Lead World Cup Briançon 2022 came to a conclusion this evening, in the heart of the French Alps. In the twelfth consecutive year that an IFSC World Cup has been held in the city, Olympian Janja Garnbret, of Slovenia, and Jesse Grupper, of the USA, each climbed their way to victory and a gold medal. Battling his way to the highest hold to be grasped during the men’s final, Grupper placed himself firmly atop the podium with a score of 37 and as such, bagged the first World Cup gold medal of his career. In doing so, the American achieved a full medal set of gold, silver, and bronze during the 2022 Lead season so far, having won silver in Villars, Switzerland, and bronze in Innsbruck, Austria. “I’m still pretty much in shock and super psyched! I feel like that was probably one of the worst climbed routes of my life in some ways, but also I was just so psyched to keep fighting through each move and it felt so good to pull it off,” said Grupper with a grin from ear to ear. “It was very intense and I was very nervous about this move, but I was just like ‘you just have to get this next hold and it will get better, you just have to go one more move’. I think just having that mentality paid off in the end,” he added. Japan’s Homma Taisei took second place with 35+, earning his second consecutive World Cup silver medal – after also achieving a podium position in Chamonix, France, earlier this month.  The Japanese athlete now has four IFSC World Cup medals to his name, having secured another silver back in 2019, and a gold medal at the IFSC Lead World Cup Villars 2022. German Olympian Alexander Megos claimed the final medal in the men’s event, taking bronze with the same score as Homma. Megos ranked lower than Homma due to his score in yesterday’s semi-final. A bronze medal win saw the Olympian climb onto a World Cup podium for the first time this season – his last medal being at the IFSC Lead World Cup Villars 2021. Finishing in fourth position was Megos’ teammate Yannick Flohe, who matched both Homma and Megos’ score but again, ranked lower due to his semi-final result. American Olympian Colin Duffy concluded in fifth with 34+, followed by Japan’s Ogata Yoshiyuki in sixth with the same score. In his first Lead final, Italy’s Filip Schenk finished in seventh with 27. Great Britain’s Hamish McArthur took eighth place with 25, and Slovenia’s Luka Potocar completed the competition in ninth, with 18+. Brushing the top hold with her fingertips, Olympic gold medallist Janja Garnbret threw herself into first place in the women’s final. With a score of 42+, the Olympian earned the 53rd World Cup medal of her career to date – her 36th gold. Winning four out of a possible four Lead World Cups so far this season, Garnbret claimed her 22nd gold medal in Lead, placing the Slovenian third in the all-time Lead World Cup ranking behind South Korea’s Jain Kim, with 29 wins, and Austria’s Angela Eiter with 25. “I was really excited, at observation the route looked super cool and I really enjoyed climbing. Some sequences seemed tricky at observation, but then it was all okay – climbable and super nice,” said Garnbret after taking the gold medal. Olympian Seo Chaehyun, of South Korea, took the silver medal with a score of 41+, climbing atop a World Cup podium for a tenth time since making her senior debut in 2019. The reigning Lead World Champion has claimed three medals so far this season, taking silver in Innsbruck and bronze in Chamonix. In third position was the USA’s Natalia Grossman, who concluded the competition with 41 and claimed her second Lead medal of the year – having won six medals during the 2022 Boulder season.

Sports Bulletin Report ISLAMABAD:-Well-known female mountaineer Samina Baig became the first Pakistani woman to summit the second highest peak in the world, while Naila Kayani became the second Pakistani woman to summit the peak shortly after her feat. According to an official of Alpine Club of Pakistan (ACP), Samina Baig reached the top of the second highest mountain in the world at around 7:30 on Friday morning while Naila Kayani reached the top of the world's second highest mountain a few hours later. Samina Baig achieved this honor with her six-member team, while Naila Kayani reached the top of K-2 along with her colleagues Sarbaz Khan and Sohail Sakhi. Samina was on her way back after heisting the green flag on the peak. Samina Baig is also the first Pakistani woman to achieve the honor of climbing Mount Everest, the world's highest peak. Samina Baig and Naila Kayani had started their own expedition to climb the two heads in the last few days and these two climbers had been preparing for this adventure for a long time and they faced difficulties during the expedition due to bad weather. The height of K2 is 8611 meters, which is only 200 meters less than the highest peak of the world, Everest, but the conditions here become deadly in winter. The height of K2 is 8611 meters, which is only 200 meters less than the highest peak of the world, Everest, but the conditions here become deadly in winter. The government has issued adventure licenses to groups of about six hundred climbers this year. Apart from people from all over the world, Pakistani adventurers are active in setting new records and breaking old records.

Sports Bulletin Report Briancon (France):-The French city of Briancon is set to stage the fourth Lead competition of the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) World Cup Series 2022 this weekend, from 22 to 23 July. It is the twelfth consecutive year that an IFSC World Cup has been hosted in Briancon, with the city holding the sole World Cup during a pandemic-stricken 2020 season. A total of 185 athletes including 102 men and 83 women will compete in Lead at the Parc des Sports over the next two days, representing 34 different countries and territories. After claiming the win earlier this month in Chamonix, France, Olympians Janja Garnbret, of Slovenia, and Adam Ondra, of the Czech Republic, will be vying for another medal in Briançon. In fact, Olympic gold medallist Garnbret has been triumphant in all three Lead World Cups so far this season, having missed the Boulder World Cups Switzerland to focus on training for Lead. Ondra also took a break from the competition circuit at the start of the season, making a victorious return in Chamonix two weeks ago. Japan’s Homma Taisei took the silver medal in Chamonix, having won his first World Cup gold in Villars, Switzerland, just one week prior. Could the Japanese climber add another medal to his collection this weekend? Athletes from Team USA are also strong contenders for the men’s podium, with Olympian Colin Duffy – who made history in Innsbruck, Austria, this season by becoming the first male to win Boulder and Lead at the same competition – Jesse Grupper, and Sean Bailey all earning at least one medal in Lead so far in 2022. Italian Olympian Laura Rogora stepped onto the second step of the podium in Chamonix, claiming a silver medal. Having won her first World Cup gold at the IFSC Lead World Cup Briancon 2020, could Rogora regain her position atop the podium on Saturday? Fellow Olympians Seo Chaehyun, of South Korea, and Brooke Raboutou, of the USA, are also ones to watch in the women’s event, with each earning two medals so far this Lead season.

Sports Bulletin Report Birmingham (USA):The World Games Birmingham 2022 came to a close with medals confirmed across all the Sport Climbing disciplines- Boulder, Lead, and Speed. In the 11th edition of the multi-sport event, and the fifth appearance for Climbing, there were six gold medals spread across six competing nations in Alabama, USA.  HUNT AND LEONARDO RULE SPEED USA’s Emma Hunt pleased her home crowd with a win in the women’s speed, a feat that also gained her Athlete of the Day status from the event organizers. The former Youth Worlds champion impressively beat the current world champion, Poland’s Natalia, in the final with a time of 7.24 compared to the silver medalists. Bronze was taken by Germany’s Franziska Ritter, who narrowly beat French Capucine by just 0.06 seconds. Leonardo won an all-Indonesian final against teammate Kiromal Katibin in the men’s speed competition to take gold. Katibin has been breaking the world speed record on a consistent basis recently, but had to settle for a silver medal as he was unable to register a time in the final. Leonardo clocked 7.23 to take the top step of the podium. The Indonesian climbers were joined by bronze medallist Yaroslav of Ukraine, who again won a tight medal race against Kazakhstan's Rishat by just 0.04 seconds. JAPAN DOMINATES BOULDER WITH FOUR MEDALS At The World Games 2017, Japan’s Nonaka Miho took a silver medal. This time around, the Olympic silver medallist upgraded to gold. The Japanese climber won a competitive women’s Boulder event beating second-placed Katja of Slovenia and compatriot Nakamura Mao. There were also two Japanese medallists in the men’s event, but this time no gold for The World Games 2017 gold medallist Ogata Yoshiyuki, who had to settle for a bronze. Fujii Kokoro and Belgium’s part-time climber Nicolas Collin were the competition standouts topping all four problems in the final. Tied all the way, Kokoro and Collin had to be separated by attempts with the Belgian coming out on top to take the gold. The nursing student only just made the finals in sixth position but showed his class in the final to take the top step above his two Japanese rivals. PILZ AND LEHMANN CELEBRATE LEAD GOLDS A week after topping the Lead final route at the IFSC World Cup in Chamonix, France, missing out on a medal in fourth place, Austria’s Jessica Pilz proudly stood on the top step of the World Games podium with a gold medal around her neck. She was joined on the women’s Lead podium by Tanii Natsuki of Japan who claimed silver ahead of Slovenia’s Lana Skusek in bronze.

Sports Bulletin Report Birmingham (USA):-The International World Games Association (IWGA) has named Speed climber Emma Hunt of the USA female Athlete of the Day at The World Games Birmingham 2022 for 15 July. The Woodstock, New York native won gold in the women’s Speed event, climbing on the highest step of The World Games podium in front of her home crowd, and beating 2021 Speed World Championship winner Natalia Kalucka of Poland. Hunt finished with 7.24 seconds, while Kalucka, after a slip in the first section of the race, finished with 8.88. The bronze medal was won by Germany’s Franziska Ritter. It is the third international medal won by the 19-year-old in 2022. Indeed, Hunt won two International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) World Cup silvers in Seoul, South Korea; and Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. The ceremony for the Athlete of the Day award took place at The World Games Plaza, where Hunt received the trophy along with orienteer Tim Robertson of New Zealand. “It’s been super special for me, I’m from Atlanta, Georgia, it felt very much like home turf, and I felt I had a little bit of home field advantage with the heat and humidity,” said Hunt. “I just tried to be focused on what I was doing, because at the end of the day it’s just you against the wall.” “It’s was a little overwhelming, I had not done anything like that before. It’s been very different than the other competitions I’ve been to, and exciting!” she concluded, when asked about her experience at The World Games Plaza. Currently sitting in third place in the IFSC women’s Speed World Cup ranking 2022, Hunt will have the chance to defend – and possibly improve – her position at the two remaining Speed events of the IFSC World Cup Series 2022: in Edinburgh, Great Britain from 9 to 11 September; and Jakarta, Indonesia, from 24 to 26 September.