Nepal at the 2002 Winter Olympics explained

Noc:NEP
Nocname:Nepal Olympic Committee
Games:Winter Olympics
Year:2002
Flagcaption:The flag of Nepal
Alt:The flag of Nepal
Location:Salt Lake City
Competitors:1 (man)
Sports:1
Flagbearer:Jay Khadka
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:0
Appearances:auto
App Begin Year:2002

Nepal sent a delegation to compete at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States from 8–24 February 2002. This was Nepal's first time participating in a Winter Olympic Games. The delegation consisted of a single cross-country skier, Jay Khadka. In the men's sprint he finished in 70th place, and in the men's 2 × 10 kilometre pursuit he finished in 79th place, and did not advance to the finals of either event.

Background

The Nepal Olympic Committee was recognized by the International Olympic Committee on 31 December 1962.[1] Nepal first participated in Olympic competition at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. The nation did not take part in the next Summer Olympics, but have participated in every Summer Olympic Games since the 1972 edition. Despite this, these Salt Lake City Games were their first appearance in the Winter Olympic Games, and they have never won an Olympic medal as of 2018.[2] The 2002 Winter Olympics were held from 8–24 February 2002; a total of 2,399 athletes took part representing 77 National Olympic Committees.[3] The only athlete sent by Nepal to the Salt Lake Olympics was Jay Khadka, competing in cross-country skiing.[4] He was selected as the flag bearer for the opening ceremony.[5]

Cross-country skiing

See main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics.

Jay Khadka was 29 years old at the time of the Salt Lake City Olympics.[6] The Nepalese native was adopted into a British family as a young man.[7] On 14 February, he participated in the men's 2 × 10 kilometre pursuit, which consisted of 10 kilometres of classical style racing, followed by a separate 10 kilometres of freestyle pursuit.[8] Khadka finished the classical portion in 44 minutes and 20.3 seconds, putting him in 79th place out of 80 finishers, in a race where only the top 60 qualified to advance, and he was eliminated; the slowest qualifying time was 29 minutes and 4.6 seconds.[9] The gold medal was shared by Frode Estil and Thomas Alsgaard of Norway, while bronze was won by Per Elofsson of Sweden.[10] Five days later, in the men's sprint, Khadka finished the qualification round in 4 minutes and 48.42 seconds, which put him in 70th and last place, but only the top 16 were allowed to advance. The slowest qualifying time was 2 minutes and 53.87 seconds.[11] The gold medal was won by Tor Arne Hetland of Norway, the silver was taken by Peter Schlickenrieder of Germany, and the bronze was won by Cristian Zorzi of Italy.[12]

Sprint

Pursuit

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nepal – National Olympic Committee (NOC). International Olympic Committee. 3 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20171225095242/https://www.olympic.org/nepal. 25 December 2017. live. dmy-all.
  2. Web site: Nepal. Sports Reference. 14 May 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170826234533/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/NEP/. 26 August 2017.
  3. Web site: Salt Lake City 2002 Winter Games Olympics – results & video highlights. International Olympic Committee. 11 August 2018.
  4. Web site: Nepal at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games. Sports Reference. 10 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20170828191734/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/NEP/winter/2002/. 28 August 2017. dead. dmy-all.
  5. Web site: List of the 77 delegations in the order they will enter the stadium and the name of their flag bearer. International Olympic Committee. 24 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20170228171609/https://stillmed.olympic.org/AssetsDocs/importednews/documents/en_report_283.pdf. 28 February 2017. live. dmy-all.
  6. Web site: Jay Khadka Bio, Stats, and Results. Sports Reference. 3 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20170719160214/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/kh/jay-khadka-1.html. 19 July 2017. dead. dmy-all.
  7. Web site: The remarkable story of Nepal's Olympic trailblazer Jayaram Khadka. 17 November 2017. International Olympic Committee. 3 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180227225958/https://www.olympic.org/news/the-remarkable-story-of-nepal-s-olympic-trailblazer-jayaram-khadka. 27 February 2018. live. dmy-all.
  8. Web site: Cross Country Skiing at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games: Men's 10/10 kilometres Pursuit. Sports Reference. 3 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20171201032804/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2002/CCS/mens-10-10-kilometres-pursuit.html. 1 December 2017. dead. dmy-all.
  9. Web site: Cross Country Skiing at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games: Men's 10/10 kilometres Pursuit 10 kilometres, Classical. Sports Reference. 3 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20170707032046/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2002/CCS/mens-10-10-kilometres-pursuit-10-kilometres-classical.html. 7 July 2017. dead. dmy-all.
  10. Web site: Cross Country Skiing at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games: Men's 10/10 kilometres Pursuit. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417191129/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2002/CCS/mens-10-10-kilometres-pursuit.html. dead. 17 April 2020. Sports Reference. 11 August 2018.
  11. Web site: Cross Country Skiing at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games: Men's Sprint Qualifying Round. Sports Reference. 3 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180323092916/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2002/CCS/mens-sprint-qualifying-round.html. 23 March 2018. dead. dmy-all.
  12. Web site: Cross Country Skiing at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games: Men's Sprint. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417191135/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2002/CCS/mens-sprint.html. dead. 17 April 2020. Sports Reference. 11 August 2018.

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