BEIJING: The members of Pakistani delegation have expressed their appreciation of China’s efforts in organizing a successful Winter Olympic games in Beijing.
“I have been doing skiing for the last 18 years, and I have been to so many places. But, I will say the it is the best infrastructure available here in China,” Pakistan’s Coach, Muhammad Qamar Mirza said in an interview.
a also appreciated the love received from Chinese people during their stay and mentioned the warm welcome accorded to the Pakistani contingent by the Chinese audience at the opening ceremony of the games.
He said it showcased that the ironclad friendship was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people of the two countries.
” As we all know, Pakistan and China are good friends. We received a very warm welcoming response from Chinese brethren when they see us, they requested an exchange of Flags and Pins,” he added.
About the food, he said that the food was really good especially fish and noodles in a Chinese recipe were marvellous. Moreover, Chinese rice prepared with vegetables, eggs, and meat was different from the traditional Pakistani food.
Qamar Mirza emphasized that the experience gained during the winter games would be utilized in Pakistan and could help improve Pakistani players skills.
“By interacting with top-level skiers and professionals here, we have learned a lot and we will share our experience with our athletes in Pakistan,” he mentioned.
He stressed that there was a need to improve infrastructure to compete with world-class athletes and added, “We have a lot of talent in our country, especially in the Northern areas. We only need a good infrastructure for winter sports in our country.
We can train our athletes if we have better facilities.”
Muhammad Karim, who participated in the skiing competition also highly lauded the arrangements and was amazed by the snow on the slopes.
Food and accommodation at the Olympic Village.
” Everything was perfect. The volunteers and all the Chinese people are welcoming and warm hearted. So I feel comfortable here than the last Winter Olympics because it was amazing for me,” he added.
Muhammad Karim, from Naltar, a village in Gilgit-Baltistan, was the only Pakistani skier participated in the Beijing Winter Olympics.
