Islamabad: A young Pakistani girl, Emma Alam, emerged as the winner of the World Memory Championship 2020. She also broke multiple world records during this year’s championship in which 300 competitors participated from 16 countries.
Team Pakistan, which included Alam, Syeda Kisa Zehra, Abeerah Ather and Syed Nabeel Hasan, won the overall champion title, winning 13 medals and breaking four world records during the contest.
Alam said that she was “thrilled to win” the contest which was the result of “a lot of daily practice for the past two years with my coach and the institute.” She plans to compete again next year with better performance.
Pakistani girl wins global memory competition
Emma Alam and Syeda Kisa Zehra break multiple world records during the championship
Emma Alam is a dedicated young girl from Pakistan and has competed in various memory championships. PHOTO: EXPRESS
LONDON:
A young girl from Pakistan has won the 29th World Memory Championships global finals, beating more than 300 competitors from all over the world.
Emma Alam competed in over 10 disciplines in three-day competition which included participants from China, Canada, United Kingdom, South Korea, Vietnam, India, Malaysia, Algeria, United States, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Libya, Qatar and Iraq.
Emma Alam and Syeda Kisa Zehra from Team Pakistan also broke multiple world records in this year’s championship.