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Pakistan At The 2017 Asian Winter Games
Pakistan competed in the 2017 Asian Winter Games in Sapporo and Obihiro, Japan from February 19 to 26. The country competed in one sport (two disciplines). The Pakistani team consisted of 12 athletes (8 men and 4 women). This will be the first winter continental or global multi-sporting event in which Pakistan's team consists of women. 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). The team is led by 2014 Winter Olympics participant Muhammad Karim. ;Men ;Women Cross-country skiing Pakistan's cross-country skiing team consists of four male athletes. ;Men *Fazal Haq *Imran Khan *Ishaq Khan Ishak, Ishaq or Eshaq may refer to: * Ishak (name), list of people with this given name or surname * Isaaq, a Somali clan-family in the Horn of Africa * Ishaaq bin Ahmed, the semi-legendary forefather and common ancestor of the Isaaq clan-family ... * Muhamma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakistan Olympic Association
Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) or National Olympic Committee of Pakistan (NOC) ( ur, پاکستان اولمپک ایسوسی ایشن, acronym: POA) is the national olympic organization in Pakistan. It was established in 1948 to oversee the active participation of the newly independent state at the Olympiad. Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the country's founder and first Governor-General, became the patron-in-chief of the new institution, and Ahmed E.H. Jaffar became its first President.Hussain, S.T. (1949). The Pakistan Year Book & Who's Who. Kitabistan. p. 779 Over the years, the association has been responsible for fundraising and setting up the management of delegations for the Olympic Games. As an NOC, the association is the first contact point for the International Olympic Committee. Some of its members are also active participants in various management activities at the IOC. Within the country, the association remains the oldest sports body. It was the premier regulator of spor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpine Skiing At The 2017 Asian Winter Games – Results
Alpine skiing at the 2017 Asian Winter Games was held in Sapporo, Japan between 22–25 February at Sapporo Teine. A total of four events were contested: men's and women's giant slalom and slalom. Schedule Medalists Men Women Medal table Participating nations A total of 83 athletes from 19 nations competed in alpine skiing at the 2017 Asian Winter Games: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Australia as guest nation, was ineligible to win any medals. References External linksOfficial Results Book – Alpine Skiing {{Asian Winter Games Alpine skiing 2017 Asian Winter Games events 2017 2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a ser ... 2017 in alpine skiing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nations At The 2017 Asian Winter Games
A nation is a community of people formed on the basis of a combination of shared features such as language, history, ethnicity, culture and/or society. A nation is thus the collective identity of a group of people understood as defined by those features. Some nations are equated with ethnic groups (see ethnic nationalism) and some are equated with affiliation to a social and political constitution (see civic nationalism and multiculturalism). A nation is generally more overtly political than an ethnic group. A nation has also been defined as a cultural-political community that has become conscious of its autonomy, unity and particular interests. The consensus among scholars is that nations are socially constructed and historically contingent. Throughout history, people have had an attachment to their kin group and traditions, territorial authorities and their homeland, but nationalism – the belief that state and nation should align as a nation state – did not become a promin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakistan At The 2018 Winter Olympics
Pakistan sent a delegation to contest at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from February 9 to 25, 2018. This was Pakistan's third appearance at a Winter Olympic Games. The Pakistani delegation consisted of two athletes: alpine skier Muhammad Karim and cross-country skier Syed Human. As of the close of these Olympics, Pakistan has yet to win a Winter Olympics medal. Background The first ski resort in Pakistan was opened in 1958, in the Naltar Valley. It was originally for air force pilots to train, but later opened up to civilians. The Ski Federation of Pakistan was founded in 1990. The 2010 Olympic Games was Pakistan's debut at the Winter Olympics. They first participated at the Summer Olympics in the 1948 Games, and won their first Summer Olympics medal in 1956. Karim was chosen as the flag bearer for the parade of nations during the opening ceremony, and the closing ceremony. Alpine skiing Pakistan qualified one male athlete for alpine skiing, Muh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muhammad Zubair (cross-country Skiing) , field hockey player
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Mohammad Zubair may refer to: * Muhammad Zubair Umar also known as Mohammad Zubair, Pakistani politician * Mohammad Zubair Khan, Pakistani economist * Mohammad Zubair (Pakistani cricketer), Rawalpindi cricketer * Muhammad Zubair (field hockey) Muhammad Zubair (born 12 October 1988) Asian Games website. Retrieved 29 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ishaq Khan
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Ishak, Ishaq or Eshaq may refer to: * Ishak (name), list of people with this given name or surname * Isaaq, a Somali clan-family in the Horn of Africa * Ishaaq bin Ahmed, the semi-legendary forefather and common ancestor of the Isaaq clan-family * Atakapa, a Native American people who call themselves the Ishak * Ishak, Iran, a village in South Khorasan Province * Eshaqabad, Shahr-e Babak, village in Kerman Province, Iran also known as Esḩāq or Is-hāq * See also * Isaac (other) * Izak (other) * Ishak Pasha Palace Ishak Pasha Palace ( tr, İshak Paşa Sarayı) is a semi-ruined palace and administrative complex located in the Doğubeyazıt district of Ağrı province of eastern Turkey. The Ishak Pasha Palace is an Ottoman-period palace whose constructio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imran Khan (cross-country Skiing)
Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi ( ur}; born 25 November 1952) is a politician and former cricket captain who served as the 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan from August 2018 until April 2022. He is the founder and chairman of the political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). Born to a Niazi Pashtun family in Lahore, Khan graduated from Keble College, Oxford, in 1975. He began his international cricket career at age 18, in a 1971 Test series against England. Khan played until 1992, served as the team's captain intermittently between 1982 and 1992,Pakistan Test Captaincy record . ''''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fazal Haq
Fazal or Fazl ( ar, فضل ) is a given name meaning ''grace''. Notable people with the name include: *Abul Fazal Muhammad Ahsanuddin Chowdhury or A. F. M. Ahsanuddin Chowdhury, the ninth President of the People's Republic of Bangladesh * Abul Fazal (writer) (1903–1983), Bangladeshi author and novelist *Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak (1551–1602), the vizier of the great Mughal emperor Akbar * Ali Fazal (born 1986), Indian actor in movies and on stage *Anwar Fazal (born 1941), Malaysian grassroots environmental activist *Azra Fazal Peechoho or Azra Peechoho (born 1953), politician and physician in Sindh, Pakistan * Faiz Fazal, full name Faiz Yakub Fazal, (born 1985), Indian cricketer *Fazal Akbar (born 1903), sixth Chief Justice of Pakistan *Fazal Ali (1886–1959), governor of Assam and Orissa, and a judge *Fazal Ali Qureshi, Islamic scholar and the leading Naqshbandi shaikh of colonial India in the early twentieth century *Fazal Dad Khan (1929–1999), Pakistani politician born in Daga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ifrah Wali
Ifrah Wali, (29 November 1995) is a Pakistani alpine skier. She is the first winner of the Giant Slalom event at any South Asian Winter Games when she won at the inaugural games held in India.Skiing sisters grab gold, silver Express Tribune 14 January 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2010 Family and background Wali belongs to Ghahkoch Valley in District Ghizar, . Ifrah Wali, the progeny of the Gushpur family, the former royal family of the Punial Valley district Ghizer, excelled in the art of skiing mainly because she spent most of her ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zainab Sohail , an Arabic surname
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Zainab may refer to: * Zainab (given name), an Arabic female given name * Zainab (surname) Zainab is an Arabic surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Ali ibn Zainab, seventh century sahaba of Muhammad * Tengku Zainab (1917–1993), Malaysian Raja * Umamah bint Zainab, seventh century granddaughter of Muhammad {{surname, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mir Nawaz
Mir Nawaz is a Pakistani alpine skier. His bronze medal in Giant slalom skiing at the 2011 South Asian Winter Games was Pakistan's first ever medal at any South Asian Winter Games.India clinch gold, silver in Alpine Men’s Giant slalom event The Hindu 14 January 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2011 Career Nawaz won two medals at the held in from 10–16 January 2011. He won a bronze in |
