Muneeb and Abdul Saboor grab gold medals for Pak
In the men's 100-meter cross-country skiing race at the Special Olympics World Winter Games in Turin, Italy, Pakistan's Muneeb Ur Rehman won the gold medal.
Mongolia's Amarjargal secured the silver, while China's Mingjun Hong took the bronze.
In the men's 400-meter snowshoeing race, Abdul Saboor from Pakistan clinched the gold medal, while Romania's Lonut Petrisor finished second and Macau's Chi Fong took third place.
In the women's 400-meter snowshoeing race, Pakistan's Minal won the gold medal, followed by Latvia's Adriana Maleca in second place and Chinese Taipei's Yi Jhen Chen in third.
Pakistan finished the event with a total of 11 medals, including 6 gold, 3 silver, and 2 bronze.
Chairperson of Special Olympics Pakistan, Ronak Lakhani, congratulated the athletes, coaches, Head of Delegation Farkhanda Jabeen, the social and media department's Taha Tahir and Saad Asif, team doctor Bilal Mateen, and SOP sponsors.
She praised the remarkable achievements of the Pakistani athletes, highlighting their perseverance and national spirit despite the freezing weather in Turin.
She expressed confidence that the athletes would continue their winning streak in future international events.
Earlier, Pakistan also took a silver medal in women's 100 x 4 relay in the snowshoeing event.
They performed well in the minus one degree Celsius temperature and a heavy snowfall at Sestriere in Turin.
SOP athletes make Pakistan proud at the Games
Afaq Khan won Gold for Pakistan in 100m snowshoeing race at the Special Olympics World Winter Games in Turin on Friday.
The Special Olympics Pakistan athletes have won three gold medals so far in cross-country skiing and snowshoeing events till Firday, while Muneeb and Abdul Saboor add more medals to the gold medal count.
Pakistani athletes have also added one silver and two bronze medals, making a total of six medals on the tally.
Meanwhile, Ahmed Al Jailani Ahmed from UAE got silver and Amarbold Munkhdul of Mongolia finished with a bronze medal in 100m snowshoeing race behind Afaq.
The SOP are fielding 10 athletes in Turin. This is the first time after 2017 that the World Winter Games are taking place.
In the men's 4x100-meter snowshoeing relay race, Canada's team won the gold medal, while Pakistan's Moazzam Iqbal, Abdul Saboor, Muhammad Afaq, and Ali Raza secured silver. China's athletes finished in third place.
In the women's 4x100-meter snowshoeing relay, Canada took first place, while Pakistan's Iqra Akram, Tabassum Nasir, Shah Guloon, and Manahil finished second, winning the silver medal. Chinese Taipei secured the bronze.
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