ISLAMABAD - Waqar Junior’s outstanding run in both Slalom and Giant Slalom events helped Gilgit-Baltistan Scouts lift the Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) Alpine Ski Cup conducted at Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Ski Resort, Naltar.
Waqar was in supreme form in both Slalom and Giant Slalom races, and clinched gold and silver medals in both the categories, said a PAF press release issued here on Thursday. In the Slalom category, former Olympian Mohammad Abbas of PAF had a fabulous day on the slope and earned the gold medal in the category. The silver medal in Slalom was won by Gilgit-Baltistan Scouts’s Waqar Junior, while Noor Muhammad from Pakistan Army claimed the bronze medal.
The Giant Slalom category was also dominated by the skiers of Gilgit-Baltistan Scouts as besides Waqar Junior’s gold, the silver and bronze medals were also won by his teammates Sajjad Ahmad and Waqas Azam respectively. Teams of Pakistan Air Force, Pakistan Army, GB Scouts, Swat, Punjab, Balochistan, Sindh, Islamabad, Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Higher Education Commission, Civil Aviation Authority and Alpine Club participated in the event.