Muhammad Karim (skier)

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Muhammad Karim
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Born1 May 1995 (1995-05) (age 30)
Gilgit, Baltistan, Pakistan
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) [1]
Weight64 kg (141 lb) [1]

Muhammad Karim (born 1 May 1995) is a Pakistani alpine skier and a three-time Olympian. He became the second Pakistani to participate in a Winter Olympics when he competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. He participated in the slalom and giant slalom events and got a rank of 71 in the giant slalom. [2] [3] [4] [5] He also competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics. He participated in the giant slalom and secured a rank of 72. He also competed in the slalom event at the 2022 Beijing Olympics. [6]

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Career

Karim made his debut in the 2011 South Asian Winter Games [1] held in India. During the 2013/2014 season, he participated in FIS events held in Iran and Turkey. His best finishes were 13th in giant slalom and 18th in Slalom. [1]

2014 Winter Olympics

Karim placed 71st out of 109 athletes in the giant slalom event at the Sochi Olympics with a time of 3:27.41 [7]

2017 Asian Winter Games

In 2017, he was named to Pakistan's Asian Winter Games team. [8]

2018 Winter Olympics

Karim ranked 72 in the giant slalom event at the PyeongChang Olympics with a time of 2:54.04. [9]

2022 Winter Olympics

Karim competed in the slalom event at the Beijing Olympics and recorded a DNF. [6]

2025 Asian Winter Games

Karim represented Pakistan at the 2025 Asian Winter Games in the Men's sladom event. [10]

Flag bearer

Karim was the flag bearer for Pakistan in the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2014, 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics. [6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Muhammad Karim". Sochi 2014 Olympics . Archived from the original on 5 July 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  2. "Pakistan ski team qualify for 2014 Winter Olympics". Dawn . 8 April 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  3. "Pakistani skiers qualify for Olympic winter games-2014". Global Post. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  4. Raheel, Natasha (29 December 2013). "Pakistan may miss Winter Olympics 2014". The Express Tribune . Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  5. Raheel, Natasha (31 January 2014). "Karim to represent Pakistan in Winter Olympics". The Express Tribune . Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  6. 1 2 3 "Muhammad Karim". Olympedia.org. OlyMADMen . Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  7. "Giant slalom". Sochi 2014 Olympics. Archived from the original on 19 March 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  8. Raheel, Natasha (11 February 2017). "Jan dominates as Army clinch ski championship". The Express Tribune . Karachi, Pakistan. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  9. "Men's Giant Slalom results". PyeongChang 2018 Olympics . 18 February 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2018.[ dead link ]
  10. "Asian Winter Games' squad finalised". The News International . Karachi, Pakistan. 11 January 2025. Archived from the original on 11 January 2025. Retrieved 11 January 2025.