Sporting event delegation
Pakistan
sent a delegation to contest at the
2018 Winter Olympics
in
Pyeongchang
,
South Korea
, from February 9 to 25, 2018. This was Pakistan's third appearance at a
Winter Olympic Games
. The Pakistani delegation consisted of two athletes:
alpine skier
Muhammad Karim
and
cross-country skier
Syed Human
. As of the close of these Olympics, Pakistan has yet to win a
Winter Olympics
medal.
Background
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The first ski resort in Pakistan was opened in 1958, in the
Naltar Valley
. It was originally for air force pilots to train, but later opened up to civilians. The
Ski Federation of Pakistan
was founded in 1990.
[1]
The
2010 Olympic Games
was Pakistan's debut at the
Winter Olympics
. They first participated at the Summer Olympics in the
1948 Games
, and won their first Summer Olympics medal in 1956.
[2]
[3]
Karim was chosen as the flag bearer for the
parade of nations
during the
opening ceremony
, and the
closing ceremony
.
[4]
[5]
Alpine skiing
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Pakistan qualified one male athlete for alpine skiing,
Muhammad Karim
.
[6]
This was Karim's second Winter Olympics, his first was the
2014 Olympics
in Sochi. He said he was not able to train much in Pakistan due to a lack of snow.
[7]
In the
giant slalom
, he finished the first run in 1:27.53 and the second in 1:26.51, for a total time of 2:54.04. He placed 72nd overall, out of 119 competitors (34 athletes did not finish).
[8]
Karim also competed in the
slalom
event, the first Pakistani to do so at the Olympics.
[8]
During the race, Karim's skis passed on the wrong side of a gate and he was disqualified from the event. After the race he said, "It's so embarrassing for me. I'm so sad about that. Such bad luck."
[9]
Cross-country skiing
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Pakistan qualified one male cross-country skier,
Syed Human
.
[10]
This marked the country's debut in the sport at the
Winter Olympics
.
[11]
Human is Kirim's nephew. He gave him advice on training and staying calm during the international competition.
[1]
Human is in the Pakistani army in addition to his participation on the national skiing team. The Ski Federation of Pakistan founded a school in his village, the same place Kirim is from. He began training internationally around 2010 and 2011.
[1]
For these Olympics, Human spent time training in Turkey and Finland, and also traveled to Korea prior to the event.
[7]
He competed in the
men's 15 km freestyle
cross-country race.
[1]
Human finished with a time of 45:19.1, placing 108th in the competition.
[12]
Distance
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See also
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References
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Ali, Sana (February 15, 2018).
"Remote Pakistan Village Produces 2 Olympic Hopefuls"
. VOA
. Retrieved
July 9,
2018
.
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"Pakistan at the Olympics"
. Sports Reference. Archived from
the original
on April 17, 2020
. Retrieved
July 8,
2018
.
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"Pakistan at the Olympic Games - All Key Facts, Winter Olympics 2018, PyeongChang"
. Olympic. February 12, 2018
. Retrieved
July 8,
2018
– via YouTube.
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"Closing Ceremony Flagbearers ? Olympic Winter Games, PyeongChang 2018"
(PDF)
. International Olympic Committee.
Archived
(PDF)
from the original on April 19, 2018
. Retrieved
April 19,
2018
.
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"Opening Ceremony Flagbearers ? Olympic Winter Games, PyeongChang 2018"
(PDF)
. International Olympic Committee.
Archived
(PDF)
from the original on February 28, 2018
. Retrieved
April 19,
2018
.
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"Karim wants to qualify in giant slalom also"
.
The News International
.
Karachi
, Pakistan. November 8, 2017
. Retrieved
December 9,
2017
.
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a
b
"Winter Olympics: Karim, Human leave for Korea"
.
The News International
. February 6, 2018
. Retrieved
July 9,
2018
.
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a
b
Raheel, Natasha (February 18, 2018).
"Winter Games: Pakistan skiers unable to inspire"
.
The Express Tribune
. Retrieved
July 9,
2018
.
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Trevelyan, Mark (February 22, 2018).
"Minnows keep hoping for that 'magical day'
"
. Reuters
. Retrieved
July 9,
2018
.
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"Cross-country Skiing Quota List for Olympic Games 2018"
.
www.data.fis-ski.com/
.
International Ski Federation
(FIS). December 12, 2017
. Retrieved
December 16,
2017
.
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"Pakistan to send first athlete for cross-country event"
.
Daily Times
. Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. January 25, 2018
. Retrieved
January 25,
2018
.
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"Men's 15km Free Results"
(PDF)
. Olympic. February 16, 2018
. Retrieved
July 9,
2018
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