Muhammad Karim (alpine skier)

Muhammad Karim
Personal information
Born May 1, 1995 (1995-05) (age 20)
Gilgit, Baltistan, Pakistan
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) (5'4")[1]
Weight 64kg/141 lb[1]

Muhammad Karim (born May 1, 1995[2]) is an alpine skier from Pakistan. He will become the second Pakistani to participate at a Winter Olympics when he competes at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. He will participate in the slalom and giant slalom events.[3][4][5][6]

Career

Karim made his debut in the 2011 South Asian Winter Games[1] held in India. During 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 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]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Muhammad Karim Sochi Olympic Games 2014 official website. Retrieved 18 February 2014
  2. FIS Biography
  3. "Pakistan ski team qualify for 2014 Winter Olympics". Dawn. 8 April 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  4. "Pakistani skiers qualify for Olympic winter games-2014". Global Post. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  5. Raheel, Natasha (29 December 2013). "Pakistan may miss Winter Olympics 2014". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  6. Raheel, Natasha (31 January 2014). "Karim to represent Pakistan in Winter Olympics". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  7. Giant Slalom Sochi Olympics Official website. Retrieved 19 February 2014
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