Heroes from Gilgit Baltistan: Famous Sports Personalities From GB Pakistan
Gilgit Baltistan is a remote area of Pakistan. Still, when we talk about talented people then GB has many talented people in every field who make the region and Pakistan proud in their fields. Today in this post we will discuss all the Heros of Gilgit Baltistan who showed their talent in the field of sports and are known worldwide. Many of them got different awards.
Sports Heros of Gilgit Baltistan
Ali Sadpara
We wrote about Ali Sadpara’s complete life story and his achievements in detail which you can find on our website.
Sajid Sadpara
He is the son of the legendary Ali Sadpara and he is also a well-known climber with some great achievements in his early life. We also have written about Sajid Sadpara’s complete life story in our previous posts on this website.
Hassan Sadpara
He is one of the mountaineers who climbed Everest, K2, and All 6 Peaks Above 8000M summited without Oxygen. He also belongs to the famous Sadapara Village Skardu Baltistan. Hassan didn’t went to school or any college due to financial problems that his family was facing in his childhood.
Hassan Sadpara Awards
Hassan Sadpara was awarded President’s Pride of Performance in the year 2008. After he died in 2019 the Government of Pakistan posthumously awarded him for his remarkable scale of six eight-thousanders. The award ceremony was held in 2020.
Nisar Hussain Sadpara
Another Pakistani Climber from Sadpara Village Sakrdu named Nisar Hussain popularly known as Nisar Sadpara conquered the World’s highest Peak K2 at an early age when he was just 23.
He also scaled.
- Nanga Parbat
- Gashabrum -I & II
- Broad Peak (8074 Meters)
- Spantik
- Thu Peak
Hassan Sadpara Died
Hassan Sadpara died in 2012.
Ashraf Aman
Rahim Ullah Baig
Rahim Ullah Baig from Gilgit Baltistan won two Gold Medals for Pakistan in snowshoeing 4*100 meters and in 800 M events in Pyeongchang, Korea in 2012 during the Special World Winter Games.
Wali Sisters
These two sisters Ifrah and Amna are also well-known names in Alpine Skiing who represented Pakistan on several occasions across the border. They are popularly known as Wali Sisters.
Samina Baig
Samina Baig is also a well-known name and became the first Pakistani woman who conquer Mount Everest the World’s #1 Highest Peak.
Other Popular Sports Personalities From Gilgit Baltistan
- Nazir Sabir
- Diana Baig
- Muhammad Karim
- Ahmad Ali
- Mirza Ali
- Uloomi Karim Shaheen
- Malaik-e-Noor
- Pervez Ahmed
- Javed Karim
