Pakistan at the 2017 Asian Winter Games explained

Noc:	PAK
Nocname:	Pakistan Olympic Association
Year:	2017
Date:	February 19–26
Games:	Asian Winter Games
Location:	Sapporo and Obihiro
Competitors:	12
Sports:	2
Gold:	0
Silver:	0
Bronze:	0
Appearances:	auto

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

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

width=200	Sport !	width=60	Men !	width=60	Women !	width=60	Total
Alpine skiing	4	4	8
Cross-country skiing	4	0	4
Total	8	4	12

Alpine skiing

See 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
align=left rowspan=2	Zahid Abbas		1:31.89	32	1:32.07	28	3:03.96	28
	1:08.01	25	DNF
align=left rowspan=2	Waqas Azam		1:25.23	29	1:28.20	26	2:53.43	25
	1:07.85	24	1:11.84	21	2:19.69	21
align=left rowspan=2	Muhammad Karim		1:15.29	15	DNF
	DNF
align=left rowspan=2	Mir Nawaz		DNF
	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
align=left rowspan=2	Fatima Sohail		2:01.96	24	1:59.90	23	4:01.86	23
	1:35.53	27	1:49.85	23	3:25.38	23
align=left rowspan=2	Zainab Sohail		2:09.15	26	2:02.53	24	4:11.68	24
	DNF
align=left rowspan=2	Ifrah Wali		1:52.99	23	1:49.40	21	3:42.39	21
	1:22.35	25	1:31.24	20	2:53.59	21
align=left rowspan=2	Umama Wali		DNF
	1:38.61	28	DNF

Cross-country skiing

See 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

• Pakistan at the 2018 Winter Olympics

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sapporo 2017 . www.ocasia.org/ . . 25 November 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161111113043/http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GameParticular.aspx?9QoyD9QEWPenUzDm9A5cxw. 11 November 2016 . dead .
2. Web site: OCA welcomes record number of teams, athletes to Sapporo 2017 . www.ocasia.org/ . . 17 February 2017 . 17 February 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170819144530/http://www.ocasia.org/News/IndexNewsRM.aspx?WKegervtea3Kj2tgwUEW%2Fw=%3D . 19 August 2017 . dead .
3. News: Raheel . Natasha . 16 November 2016 . Skiing: Four int'l events planned for season . The Express Tribune. Karachi, Pakistan . 20 December 2016 .
4. News: 2 September 2016. Pakistan skiers in Sapporo Asian Winter Games . The Express Tribune. Karachi, Pakistan . 20 December 2016 .
5. Web site: 2017 Sapporo AWG sport entries by NOC . 16 December 2016 . www.sapporo2017.org . 8th Sapporo Asian Winter Games Organizing Committee . 16 December 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161220185609/https://sapporo2017.org/site/news-en/12161.html . 20 December 2016 .
6. News: Pakistan to host 16 ski races . . Karachi, Pakistan . 23 January 2017 . 23 January 2017 .
7. News: Jabri. Parvez. 17 February 2017. Pak ski team off to Japan for Asian Winter Games. Business Recorder. Karachi, Pakistan . 17 February 2017.
8. News: Raheel . Natasha . 30 January 2017. Ifrah Wali makes Pakistan proud . The Express Tribune. Karachi, Pakistan . 30 January 2017 .
9. News: Raheel . Natasha . 11 February 2017 . Jan dominates as Army clinch ski championship . The Express Tribune. Karachi, Pakistan . 11 February 2017 .