It has been five years since Great Britain’s Millie Knight and her guide Brett Wild have stood on top of the podium at a World Championships. In that time, Knight has struggled with a serious concussion and back injury, took time off from the sport and had plenty of doubts about whether to continue competing. But in Monday’s super combined ...
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Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Noor ul Amin Mengal calls on;Punjab Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Rai Taimoor Khan Bhatti
LAHORE (Jan 18, 2022): Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Noor ul Amin Mengal called on Punjab Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Rai Taimoor Khan Bhatti at the National Hockey Stadium on Tuesday. Punjab Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Rai Taimoor Khan Bhatti and Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Noor ul Amin Mengal exchanged views regarding promotion of sports ...
Read More »Punjab Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Rai Taimoor Khan Bhatti expresses satisfaction on the participation of over 30 thousand athletes in the trials of 73rd Punjab Games
LAHORE (Jan 18, 2022): Punjab Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Rai Taimoor Khan Bhatti in a statement on Tuesday has expressed his satisfaction on the overwhelming participation of thousands of male and female athletes from across the province in the trials of 73rd Punjab Games. It is pertinent to note here that 73rd Punjab Games will be organized under the ...
Read More »Massive participation of athletes in 73rd Punjab Games trials is a good omen for the future of sports in Punjab: Director General Sports Punjab Javed Chohan
LAHORE (Jan 18, 2022): Director General Sports Punjab Javed Chohan said that the massive participation of male and female athletes in 73rd Punjab Games trials is a good omen for the future of sports culture in Punjab; he said this in a statement on Monday. Director General Sports Punjab Javed Chohan said over 30 thousand male and female athletes belonging ...
Read More »Belarus’ Yury Holub reigns supreme for second Para biathlon gold in Norway
There is something about the biathlon middle distance race that makes Belarus’ Yury Holub invincible. The 2018 Paralympic and 2019 world champion in the men’s vision impaired event kept a tight hold of his crown during the second day of biathlon racing at the Lillehammer 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships. Even falling on one of the descents did ...
Read More »Beijing 2022 Para ice hockey competition schedule announced
The Para ice hockey competition schedule has been set for the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games, with 20 games to be played within a nine-day span. All games will be played at the National Indoor Stadium. The eight participating teams will be separated into two groups, with Group A featuring the top-four ranked teams in the world and Group B ...
Read More »Salcher regains downhill gold and Pedersen wins first alpine skiing world title on home snow in Lillehammer
Austria’s Markus Salcher regained his downhill crown on the opening day of Para alpine racing at the Lillehammer 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships after falling one spot short of that goal three years ago. Skiing third in the men’s standing class, the downhill champion from the 2013 and 2017 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships recorded a blazing run of ...
Read More »Lisa Bunschoten trails, falls, recovers and wins third straight Para snowboard world title
Lisa Bunschoten of the Netherlands won her third straight world title as the Para snowboard action kicked off with the history-making dual banked slalom event at the Lillehammer 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships. The competition in Hafjell marked the first time that the dual format was used at a World Championships level and, as the day showed, the new ...
Read More »There will be no compromise on merit in Punjab Games trials: Director General Sports Punjab Javed Chohan
LAHORE (Jan 15, 2022): The trials activities for the selection of all divisional teams in connection with upcoming 73rd Punjab Games remained continue in several districts of the province on Friday on the directions of Director General Sports Punjab Javed Chohan. It is pertinent to mention here that 73rd Punjab Games will be organised at different venues of Lahore from ...
Read More »Lillehammer to crown 12 new champions on World Para Snow Sports Championships opening day
Lillehammer is ready to make history as the first World Para Snow Sports Championships kicks off on Wednesday (14 January) with Para alpine skiing downhill and Para cross-country middle-distance events. Friday marks the opening day in Para snowboard and Saturday will see the first Para biathlon medallists. Around 850 athletes from 42 nations will compete in 87 medal events at ...
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