Pakistan Special Olympics Team
Ok we make an exception here….the men on the SOT representing Pakistan also deserve a mention.
The 2017 World Winter Games in Austriawere very special for us as our team came home with an impressive tally of 16 medals.
Pakistani athletes claimed three gold, seven silver and six bronze medals at the event. The women’s snowshoeing team won gold in the relay race, covering the distance in 1 minute and 54 seconds. The men’s team won a silver medal in the same race. Huzaifa Qazi claimed the gold in the 200-metre snowshoe race, whereas Muhammad Hamza Aslam won bronze in the men’s 200-metre race. In addition, Farah Ahsan won a bronze medal in the 200-metre race. Sabahat Tariq claimed the gold medal in the women’s 100-metre sprint, while Qazi and Pervaiz Ahmad took home silver in the men’s 100-metre sprint. Fatima Amir and Muhammad Abdullah respectively won silver and copper medals in taekwondo.
Now that is what makes us Sooper proud doesn’t it?
