Pakistan at the 2014 Winter Olympics
| Pakistan at the 2014 Winter Olympics | |||||||||
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| IOC code | PAK | ||||||||
| NOC | Pakistan Olympic Association | ||||||||
| Website |
nocpakistan | ||||||||
| in Sochi | |||||||||
| Competitors | 1 in 1 sport | ||||||||
| Flag bearer |
Muhammad Karim (opening[1] and closing)[2] | ||||||||
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |||||||||
Pakistan competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from 7 to 23 February 2014. Pakistan's team consisted of one athlete in alpine skiing.[3] The country is competing for the second consecutive games, after making its debut four years earlier in Vancouver.[3]
Competitors
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Alpine skiing
According to the final quota allocation released on January 20, 2014, Pakistan had one athlete in qualification position.[4][5] Muhammad Karim became the second ever athlete to represent the country at the Winter Olympics.[6] Karim managed to improve the country's placement in the giant slalom from four years prior by finishing in 71st place (among 72 athletes that finished the race).[7]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Muhammad Karim[8][9] | Men's giant slalom | 1:43.44 | 77 | 1:43.97 | 71 | 3:27.41 | 71 |
Controversy
The Pakistan Ski Federation feared their qualified athlete might not be able to compete at the Games, due to the continuing conflict between the Pakistan Olympic Association and the Pakistani Government. The International Olympic Committee had given a deadline of January 2014 for both sides to solve their dispute.[8] The issues were solved and the country did compete as scheduled.[9]
See also
- Pakistan at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics
References
- ↑ "Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). http://www.olympic.org/. Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014. External link in
|website=(help) - ↑ "Sochi 2014 Closing Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). The International Olympic Committee (IOC). February 23, 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- 1 2 "Pakistan ski team qualify for 2014 Winter Olympics". Dawn. 8 April 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
- ↑ "Summary of Quota allocation as per 20.01.2014" (PDF). www.fis-ski.com. FIS. 20 January 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ↑ "Pakistani skiers qualify for Olympic winter games-2014". Global Post. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- ↑ Battaglia, Joe (7 February 2014). "Alpine skier Mohammad Karim hoping to make his mark for Pakistan at Sochi Games". NBC. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ↑ Raheel, Natasha (19 February 2014). "Karim improves Pakistan's record in Sochi". The Express Tribune. Karachi, Pakistan. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
- 1 2 Raheel, Natasha (29 December 2013). "Pakistan may miss Winter Olympics 2014". The Express Tribune. Karachi, Pakistan. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
- 1 2 Raheel, Natasha (31 January 2014). "Karim to represent Pakistan in Winter Olympics". The Express Tribune. Karachi, Pakistan. Retrieved 31 January 2014.