Lebanon at the 2025 Asian Winter Games

Lebanon at the 2025 Asian Winter Games
Flag of Lebanon
IOC code	LBN
NOC	Lebanese Olympic Committee
in Harbin, China 7 February 2025 (2025-02-07) – 14 February 2025 (2025-02-14)
Competitors	17 in 5 sports
Flag bearer	Maurizio Sottile & Joanne Diwan
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Asian Winter Games appearances
1996 1999 2003 2007 2011 2017 2025 2029

Lebanon competed at the 2025 Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China, from February 7 to 14. ^{[1] [2]} The Lebanese team consisted of 17 athletes competing in five sports. ^{[3] [4]} The 17 athletes represented the largest team the country sent to the Asian Winter Games. ^[5] Originally, cross-country skier Samer Tawk and alpine skier Serena Jallad were scheduled to be the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony. ^[6] However, only two officials (Maurizio Sottile and Joanne Diwan) paraded in for the country and carried the flag. ^[7]

Competitors

The following table lists the Lebanese delegation per sport and gender. ^[8]

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Alpine skiing	2	2	4
Biathlon	2	2	4
Cross-country skiing	2	2	4
Ski mountaineering	1	0	1
Snowboarding	2	2	4
Total	9	8	17

Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2025 Asian Winter Games

Lebanon entered four alpine skiers (two men and two women). ^[8]

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Anthony Mrad	Men's slalom	1:04.34	41	1:03.09	33	2:07.43	34
Ziad Shehab		Did not finish
Haya Al Rifai	Women's slalom	1:13.34	38	1:10.96	32	2:24.30	32
Serena Jallad		1:11.25	31	1:09.57	31	2:20.82	30

Biathlon

Main article: Biathlon at the 2025 Asian Winter Games

Lebanon entered four biathletes (two per gender). ^[8]

Athlete	Event	Time	Misses	Rank
Paul Kayrouz	Men's sprint	47:10.5	4+5	29
Elie Tawk		45:15.2	3+3	28
Glory Al-Fakhry	Women's sprint	41:56.8	2+4	24
Jeanne Tawk		43:46.0	3+4	25

Cross-country skiing

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2025 Asian Winter Games

Lebanon entered four cross-country skiers (two men and two women). ^[8]

Distance

Athlete	Event	Final
		Time	Deficit	Rank
Marcelino Tawk	Men's 10 km freestyle	28:22.6	+7:16.1	35
Samer Tawk		26:52.6	+5:46.1	30
Syrelle Lozom	Women's 5 km freestyle	20:37.3	+8:29.8	30
Caren Succar		21:56.4	+9:48.9	31

Sprint

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Marcelino Tawk	Men's sprint classical	Did not start
Samer Tawk		Did not start
Syrelle Lozom	Women's sprint classical	5:50.89	26 Q	DNF		Did not advance			26
Caren Succar		Did not start

Ski mountaineering

Main article: Ski mountaineering at the 2025 Asian Winter Games

Lebanon entered one male ski mountaineer. ^[9]

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Georges Wakim	Sprint	3:51.66	15	Did not advance

Snowboarding

Main article: Snowboarding at the 2025 Asian Winter Games

Lebanon entered four snowboarders (two men and two women). ^[8]

Athlete	Event	Qualification				Final
		Run 1	Run 2	Best	Rank	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Best	Rank
Mickel Ferando	Men's slopestyle	Did not start				Did not advance
Jad Tawk		Did not start				Did not advance
Lynn Abi Nader	Women's big air	DNF	DNF	DNF	—	15.00	24.75	DNI	24.75	6
Jennifer Tawk	Women's slopestyle	—				Did not start

References

1. "Record-high 34 countries and regions will participate in Harbin Asian Winter Games". China Daily . Beijing, China. Xinhua. 22 January 2025. Archived from the original on 22 January 2025. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
2. "HAWGOC confirms record entry of NOCs, athletes for Harbin 2025". www.oca.asia/. Olympic Council of Asia. 21 January 2025. Archived from the original on 23 January 2025. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
3. "Feature: Lebanon's winter athletes excited to compete at 2025 Asian Winter Games". Xinhua . Beijing, China. 25 January 2025. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
4. "Lebanon at the Asian Winter Games". www.thisisbeirut.com.lb. Beirut, Lebanon. 4 February 2025. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
5. "Lebanon to send record number of athletes to Harbin". www.oca.asia/. Olympic Council of Asia. 26 January 2025. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
6. "البعثة اللبنانية إلى الآسياد الشتوي غادرت بيروت إلى مدينة هاربين الصينية" [The Lebanese delegation to the Winter Asian Games left Beirut for the Chinese city of Harbin]. www.ajwaapress.com (in Arabic). Beirut, Lebanon. 6 February 2025. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
7. @asiangamesoca (7 February 2025). "Today is the day! Meet the flag bearers who will proudly carry the flags of their NOCs at today's Harbin Asian Winter Games Opening Ceremony! With 34 NOCs represented by both male and female athletes, it's a powerful moment of unity and equality. Just a few more hours to go! Are you excited or super excited?" – via Instagram.
8. "Lebanon". www.harbin2025.com. Organising Committee for the 9th Harbin Asian Winter Games 2025. 26 January 2025. Archived from the original on 29 January 2025. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
9. "Feature: Lebanese ski mountaineer glides into dream of blue skies, white snow". Xinhua . Beijing, China. 11 February 2025. Retrieved 9 February 2025.