Pakistan have gained a gold medal in class D on the forty sixth FIDE Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, in one of many nation’s most notable achievements in worldwide chess.
The biennial Olympiad is among the largest occasions within the sport’s calendar, with groups from practically 200 international locations collaborating in 2026.
The Pakistan delegation raised the nationwide flag, the Inexperienced Crescent, on the match because the end result was confirmed. Officers described it as a showcase of the power and expertise of Pakistani chess on the worldwide stage.
Syed Zeeshan Ali Naqvi, president of the Chess Federation of Pakistan, was in Samarkand all through the marketing campaign, supporting the nationwide gamers.
After the end result, he congratulated the workforce and praised their onerous work, willpower and combating spirit.
He stated the gamers had introduced nice delight to Pakistan by demonstrating their abilities at worldwide stage, and urged them to maintain working onerous and characterize the nation with the identical ardour in future competitions.
Federation vice-president Malik Rehan Azam and secretary normal Raja Gauhar Iqbal had been additionally on the Olympiad, finishing up their duties alongside the remainder of the delegation.
The success is prone to be welcomed by gamers and supporters at house, the place chess has lengthy had a devoted following however a much smaller worldwide profile than in lots of different international locations. Officers hope the end result will encourage extra younger gamers to take up the sport.