Pakistan at the 2017 Asian Winter Games

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]

Pakistan at the
2017 Asian Winter Games
IOC codePAK
NOCPakistan Olympic Association
in Sapporo and Obihiro
February 19–26
Competitors12 in 2 sports
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Asian Winter Games appearances

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

The following table lists the Pakistani delegation per sport and gender.

SportMenWomenTotal
Alpine skiing 448
Cross-country skiing 404
Total8412

Alpine skiing
Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2017 Asian Winter Games

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
Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2017 Asian Winter Games

Pakistan's cross-country skiing team consists of four male athletes.[9]

Men
  • Fazal Haq
  • Imran Khan
  • Ishaq Khan
  • Muhammad Zubair

See also

References
  1. "Sapporo 2017". www.ocasia.org/. Olympic Council of Asia. Archived from the original on 11 November 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  2. "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.
  3. Raheel, Natasha (16 November 2016). "Skiing: Four int'l events planned for season". The Express Tribune. Karachi, Pakistan. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  4. "Pakistan skiers in Sapporo Asian Winter Games". The Express Tribune. Karachi, Pakistan. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  5. "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.
  6. "Pakistan to host 16 ski races". Dawn. Karachi, Pakistan. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  7. Jabri, Parvez (17 February 2017). "Pak ski team off to Japan for Asian Winter Games". Business Recorder. Karachi, Pakistan. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  8. Raheel, Natasha (30 January 2017). "Ifrah Wali makes Pakistan proud". The Express Tribune. Karachi, Pakistan. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  9. Raheel, Natasha (11 February 2017). "Jan dominates as Army clinch ski championship". The Express Tribune. Karachi, Pakistan. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
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