Pakistan at the 2017 Asian Winter Games
| Pakistan at the 2017 Asian Winter Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | PAK |
| NOC | Pakistan Olympic Association |
| in Sapporo and Obihiro February 19–26 | |
| Competitors | 12 in 2 sports |
| Medals |
|
| Asian Winter Games appearances | |
Pakistan competed in the 2017 Asian Winter Games in Sapporo and Obihiro, Japan from February 19 to 26.[1][2][3][4] The country competed in one sport (two disciplines).[5]
The Pakistani team consisted of 12 athletes (8 men and 4 women).[6] This will be the first winter continental or global multi-sporting event in which Pakistan's team consists of women.[7]
Competitors
[edit]The following table lists the Pakistani delegation per sport and gender.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Cross-country skiing | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 8 | 4 | 12 |
Alpine skiing
[edit]Pakistan's alpine skiing squad consists of athletes (8 men and 4 women).[8] The team is led by 2014 Winter Olympics participant Muhammad Karim.[9]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Zahid Abbas | Giant slalom | 1:31.89 | 32 | 1:32.07 | 28 | 3:03.96 | 28 |
| Slalom | 1:08.01 | 25 | DNF | ||||
| Waqas Azam | Giant slalom | 1:25.23 | 29 | 1:28.20 | 26 | 2:53.43 | 25 |
| Slalom | 1:07.85 | 24 | 1:11.84 | 21 | 2:19.69 | 21 | |
| Muhammad Karim | Giant slalom | 1:15.29 | 15 | DNF | |||
| Slalom | DNF | ||||||
| Mir Nawaz | Giant slalom | DNF | |||||
| Slalom | 1:00.21 | 18 | 1:02.93 | 13 | 2:03.14 | 13 | |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Fatima Sohail | Giant slalom | 2:01.96 | 24 | 1:59.90 | 23 | 4:01.86 | 23 |
| Slalom | 1:35.53 | 27 | 1:49.85 | 23 | 3:25.38 | 23 | |
| Zainab Sohail | Giant slalom | 2:09.15 | 26 | 2:02.53 | 24 | 4:11.68 | 24 |
| Slalom | DNF | ||||||
| Ifrah Wali | Giant slalom | 1:52.99 | 23 | 1:49.40 | 21 | 3:42.39 | 21 |
| Slalom | 1:22.35 | 25 | 1:31.24 | 20 | 2:53.59 | 21 | |
| Umama Wali | Giant slalom | DNF | |||||
| Slalom | 1:38.61 | 28 | DNF | ||||
Cross-country skiing
[edit]Pakistan's cross-country skiing team consists of four male athletes.[9]
- Men
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Sapporo 2017". www.ocasia.org/. Olympic Council of Asia. Archived from the original on 11 November 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
- ^ "OCA welcomes record number of teams, athletes to Sapporo 2017". www.ocasia.org/. Olympic Council of Asia. 17 February 2017. Archived from the original on 19 August 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ^ Raheel, Natasha (16 November 2016). "Skiing: Four int'l events planned for season". The Express Tribune. Karachi, Pakistan. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
- ^ "Pakistan skiers in Sapporo Asian Winter Games". The Express Tribune. Karachi, Pakistan. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
- ^ "2017 Sapporo AWG sport entries by NOC". www.sapporo2017.org. 8th Sapporo Asian Winter Games Organizing Committee. 16 December 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
- ^ "Pakistan to host 16 ski races". Dawn. Karachi, Pakistan. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ^ Jabri, Parvez (17 February 2017). "Pak ski team off to Japan for Asian Winter Games". Business Recorder. Karachi, Pakistan. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ^ Raheel, Natasha (30 January 2017). "Ifrah Wali makes Pakistan proud". The Express Tribune. Karachi, Pakistan. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ^ a b Raheel, Natasha (11 February 2017). "Jan dominates as Army clinch ski championship". The Express Tribune. Karachi, Pakistan. Retrieved 11 February 2017.