Sporting event delegation
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.
Alpine skiing
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
Women
Cross-country skiing
Pakistan's cross-country skiing team consists of four male athletes.[ 9]
Men
See also
References
^ "Sapporo 2017" . www.ocasia.org/ . Olympic Council of Asia . Archived from the original on 11 November 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016 .
^ "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 .
^ Raheel, Natasha (16 November 2016). "Skiing: Four int'l events planned for season" . The Express Tribune . Karachi, Pakistan. Retrieved 20 December 2016 .
^ "Pakistan skiers in Sapporo Asian Winter Games" . The Express Tribune . Karachi, Pakistan. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2016 .
^ "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 .
^ "Pakistan to host 16 ski races" . Dawn . Karachi, Pakistan. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017 .
^ Jabri, Parvez (17 February 2017). "Pak ski team off to Japan for Asian Winter Games" . Business Recorder . Karachi, Pakistan. Retrieved 17 February 2017 .
^ Raheel, Natasha (30 January 2017). "Ifrah Wali makes Pakistan proud" . The Express Tribune . Karachi, Pakistan. Retrieved 30 January 2017 .
^ a b Raheel, Natasha (11 February 2017). "Jan dominates as Army clinch ski championship" . The Express Tribune . Karachi, Pakistan. Retrieved 11 February 2017 .