Young Kashmiri girls, who have now excelled in many sports of Kashmir, have added another feather to their cap as many of them are now earning laurels in alpine skiing too.
The junior skier girls of the Under-19 group have shone in many of the events that have taken place at national and international levels. Bringing medals back to their home, many of these students have come a long way. They are also inspiring a number of young girls from the valley, who are now showing a keen interest in skiing, which once was a male dominated sport in Kashmir.
Nihad Ashraf . Haniya Zehra, has been skiing the mountains of Gulmarg since she was in class 4. Having been trained by Manzoor Ahmed Ladakhi, getting selected in the Asian Games junior winter championship was a dream come true for her. It was the first time at she got an opportunity to display her talent at an international level.
Recently the 13th Asian Junior Skii Championships, 2014 were held in Dizin, Iran where three participants from Kashmir were selected, including the only girl skier Haniya.
“I was pretty excited when I got selected for the event. Then the only goal in my mind was to make my country proud. But, when we reached there we had to face many problems. First of all the ski equipment that had been given to us from our counter was not up-to-date and we had to rent a new one. These small things may discourage one’s spirit as the championship was about to start and we had to practice with new gear,” says Haniya.
Kashmiri Girl OutShined
Young Kashmiri girls, who have now excelled in many sports of Kashmir, have added another feather to their cap as many of them are now earning laurels in alpine skiing too.
The junior skier girls of the Under-19 group have shone in many of the events that have taken place at national and international levels. Bringing medals back to their home, many of these students have come a long way. They are also inspiring a number of young girls from the valley, who are now showing a keen interest in skiing, which once was a male dominated sport in Kashmir.
Nihad Ashraf . Haniya Zehra, has been skiing the mountains of Gulmarg since she was in class 4. Having been trained by Manzoor Ahmed Ladakhi, getting selected in the Asian Games junior winter championship was a dream come true for her. It was the first time at she got an opportunity to display her talent at an international level.
Recently the 13th Asian Junior Skii Championships, 2014 were held in Dizin, Iran where three participants from Kashmir were selected, including the only girl skier Haniya.
“I was pretty excited when I got selected for the event. Then the only goal in my mind was to make my country proud. But, when we reached there we had to face many problems. First of all the ski equipment that had been given to us from our counter was not up-to-date and we had to rent a new one. These small things may discourage one’s spirit as the championship was about to start and we had to practice with new gear,” says Haniya.
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