Jammu and Kashmir winter games team brought laurels to J&K by winning the overall championship in the ongoing National Alpine Ski and Snowboarding championship while topping the medal tally with eight Gold, three Silver, and six Bronze medals played at Auli Uttarakhand.
The event was organized by the Ski and Snowboard Association of Uttarakhand in which a total of 300 skiers and snowboarders from across the country participated and showcased their talent. 50 athletes from Jammu and Kashmir including boys and girls took part in this national event.
The three-day-long championship started on February 7 and concluded on Feb 9 this year.
In the U21 Boys category Shoib Ahmad bagged two gold medals in Slalom, Giant Slalom, in under 16 category Faizan Ahmad Lone won two gold medals in Slalom, Giant Slalom.
In U- 21 girls category Haya Muzaffar bagged silver in Giant Slalom, Mohammad Esa Anum won bronze in U 16 boys category whereas in under 14 girls category Hadika won gold in Giant slalom and Maryam won silver in U 14 girls Giant Slalom, in U18 boys category Azhar Fayaz bagged bronze medals giant slalom.
While in Snowboarding in the boys junior category Vikar Ahmad bagged gold, Mubashir Ahamd bronze, in U16 boys Roomanul Madina won gold while Syed Zain bagged bronze medals. In U18 girls Ridha Altaf bagged bronze medals. In snowboarding senior category Mehraj u din won silver.
Speaking to Rising Kashmir former International Athlete, also General Manager team JK, Hafeeza Hassan said this is first time in the history of J&K that these children won the overall national championship.
“We are very proud of these young boys and girls who shined in the national championship by topping the medal tally. We believe that in the future they shall make J&K more proud by participating in international events,” she said.
