Mir Nawaz

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Mir Nawaz
Medal record
Men's Alpine skiing
Representing Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
South Asian Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Dehradun and Auli Slalom
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Dehradun and Auli Giant Slalom

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. [1]

Career

Nawaz won two medals at the 2011 South Asian Winter Games held in India from 10-16 January 2011. He won a bronze in Giant Slalom with a time of 2 minutes and 21.75 seconds [1] and a silver in Slalom. [2]

In 2013, he qualified for the slalom in the 2014 Winter Olympics held in Sochi, Russia. [3]

In 2017, he was named to Pakistan's Asian Winter Games team. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 India clinch gold, silver in Alpine Men’s Giant Slalom event The Hindu 14 January 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2011
  2. Pakistan ski team returns home with medals Archived 2012-10-22 at the Wayback Machine Daily Times 21 January 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2011
  3. "Pakistani skiers qualify for Olympic winter games-2014". Global Post. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  4. Raheel, Natasha (11 February 2017). "Jan dominates as Army clinch ski championship". The Express Tribune . Karachi, Pakistan. Retrieved 11 February 2017.