Tajikistan at the 2017 Asian Winter Games

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Tajikistan at the
2017 Asian Winter Games
Flag of Tajikistan.svg
IOC code TJK
NOC National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Tajikistan
in Sapporo and Obihiro
February 19–26
Competitors4 in 1 sport
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Asian Winter Games appearances

Tajikistan competed at the 2017 Asian Winter Games in Sapporo and Obihiro, Japan from February 19 to 26. [1] [2] The country's athletes competed in one sport: alpine skiing. [3] The team consisted of four athletes. [4] [5]

Tajikistan Landlocked republic in Central Asia

Tajikistan, officially the Republic of Tajikistan, is a mountainous, landlocked country in Central Asia with an area of 143,100 km2 (55,300 sq mi) and an estimated population of 9,275,828 people. It is bordered by Afghanistan to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and China to the east. The traditional homelands of the Tajik people include present-day Tajikistan as well as parts of Afghanistan and Uzbekistan.

2017 Asian Winter Games

The 2017 Asian Winter Games was the 8th edition of the Asian Winter Games. They were hosted in Sapporo and Obihiro, Japan. These Games were originally scheduled for 2015, however, in the Olympic Council of Asia's general assembly in Singapore on 3 July 2009, the committee decided to move the Games to one year before the Winter Olympics moving forward. The games began on 19 February with the opening ceremony and ended with the closing ceremony on 26 February.

Sapporo Designated city in Hokkaido, Japan

Sapporo is the fifth largest city of Japan by population, and the largest city on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido. It is the capital city of Hokkaido Prefecture and Ishikari Subprefecture. It is an ordinance-designated city. Located in the southwestern part of Hokkaido, Sapporo lies within the alluvial fan of the Toyohira River, a tributary stream of the Ishikari River.

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Background

All four athletes made their international debuts at the event. Bahriddin Ghoibov was originally scheduled to compete for the country at the 2011 games, but ultimately did not take part. [6] The teams expenses for travel, accommodation, food etc. were covered by the organizing committee of the games. [4]

2011 Asian Winter Games

The 2011 Asian Winter Games was a multi-sport event that was held in Astana and Almaty, Kazakhstan, that began on January 30, 2011, and ended on February 6, 2011. It was the first time that Kazakhstan hosted such a large event since independence from the Soviet Union. The documents for the hosting city were signed in Kuwait on March 4, 2006.

Competitors

The following table lists the Tajik delegation per sport and gender.

SportMenWomenTotal
Alpine skiing 404
Total404

Alpine skiing

Tajikistan competed in the alpine skiing events. [3] The team consisted of four male athletes. [4]

Men
AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Bahriddin Ghoibov Giant slalom 1:23.99261:26.44242:50.4323
Slalom DSQ
Sayfiddin Nizomiddin Giant slalom 1:24.93281:24.28212:49.2122
Slalom 1:04.33221:08.87192:13.2019
Sokhibnazari Tursunmurod Giant slalom 1:21.75241:26.28232:48.0321
Slalom 1:06.34231:10.35202:16.6920
Barakatullo Zokirov Giant slalom 1:22.11251:23.84202:45.9520
Slalom 1:03.39211:08.56182:11.9518

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References

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  2. ↑ "OCA welcomes record number of teams, athletes to Sapporo 2017". www.ocasia.org/. Olympic Council of Asia. 17 February 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  3. 1 2 "2017 Sapporo AWG sport entries by NOC". www.sapporo2017.org. 8th Sapporo Asian Winter Games Organizing Committee. 16 December 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 "SAWGOC assumes the costs of participation of Tajik athletes in the Asian Winter Games". Asia-Plus . Dushanbe, Tajikistan. 5 January 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "Омодагии варзишгарони тоҷик ба Бозиҳои VIII зимистонаи осиёӣ дар Саппоро" [The willingness of athletes to VIII Asian Winter Games in Sapporo]. www.olympic.tj/ (in Tajik). National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Tajikistan. 5 January 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  6. ↑ "Three Tajik alpine skiers to participate in Winter Asiad [2011]". www.ocasia.org/. Olympic Council of Asia. 10 January 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
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