Nepal at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Nepal at the 2014 Winter Olympics
IOC code	NEP
NOC	Nepal Olympic Committee
Website	www.nocnepal.org.np
in Sochi
Competitors	1 in 1 sport
Flag bearers	Dachhiri Sherpa (opening [1] and closing) [2]
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
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Nepal competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from 7 to 23 February 2014. Dachhiri Sherpa represented the country again (as he did in the previous two Winter Olympics) as the only athlete. ^[3] A contingent of seven officials and one coach were also part of the Nepali delegation. ^[4] Sherpa competed in his final games during the 15 km classical race. ^[5]

Cross-country skiing

Dachhiri Sherpa competed in cross-country skiing as the only athlete from Nepal.

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics

According to the final quota allocation released on January 20, 2014, Nepal had one athlete in qualification position. ^[6] Dachhiri Sherpa finished his only race in 86th position (out of 87 athletes that completed the race). ^{[7] [8]}

Distance

Athlete	Event	Final
		Time	Deficit	Rank
Dachhiri Sherpa	Men's 15 km classical	55:39.3	+17:09.6	86

References

1. "Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). olympic.org. Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
2. "Sochi 2014 Closing Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). The International Olympic Committee (IOC). 23 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
3. "Dachhiri to represent Nepali contingent at Winter Olympics". The Himalayan Times . Kathmandu, Nepal: International Media Network Nepal Pvt. Ltd. 27 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
4. "Sherpa to represent Nepal in Winter Olympics". República . Kathmandu, Nepal. 27 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
5. Zaccardi, Nick (31 January 2014). "Nepal cross-country skier expects to finish last at Sochi Olympics". NBC . Retrieved 31 January 2014.
6. "Summary of Quota allocation as per 20.01.2014" (PDF). www.fis-ski.com. FIS. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
7. "Dachhiri Sherpa finishes 86th in Winter Olympics". República . Kathmandu, Nepal. 14 February 2014. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
8. Basu, Anand (14 February 2014). "Olympics-Cross Country-Men's 15 km classic result". Reuters . Retrieved 14 February 2014.

External links

• Nepal at the 2014 Winter Olympics Archived 3 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine