Nadeem Iqbal Explained
Nadeem Iqbal (born 3 April 1983) is an Indian army junior commissioned officer belonging to the Sher-E-Kashmir battalion and across-country skier. He was born in Rajouri a district in the Jammu division of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region.
Iqbal competed for India at the 2014 Winter Olympics in the 15 kilometre classical race.[1] [2] [3] Iqbal became the first athlete from Jammu and Kashmir to qualify for the Winter Olympics.[4] Iqbal finished the race in 85th position (out of 92 competitors), nearly 17 minutes behind the winner Dario Cologna of Switzerland.[5]
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- Web site: 16 February 2014 . Indian flag flies over Sochi . 18 April 2018 . International Olympic Committee.
- News: . Shiva Kesavan hopes India's suspension lifted before Sochi Olympics . . Associated Press . 18 December 2013 . 31 January 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140129111156/http://olympics.cbc.ca/news/article/shiva-kesavan-hopes-india-suspension-lifted-before-sochi-olympics-30984.html . 29 January 2014 .
- News: 10 January 2014 . Three Indians to take part in Sochi Winter Games . . 10 January 2014 .
- News: 13 February 2014 . Nadeem first soldier from J&K to qualify for Winter Olympics . . . 13 February 2014 .
- News: . Sochi 2014: Cross-country skier Nadeem Iqbal finishes 85th in men's 15km classic run event at Winter Olympics . . . . 14 February 2014 . 14 February 2014 .
