Pakistan at the 2018 Winter Paralympics
Pakistan sent people to compete at the 2018 Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. It is the first time Pakistan is competing at the Winter Paralympics. The team has only one person, para-alpine skier Insha Asfar.
Team change
It is the first time Pakistan is competing at the Winter Paralympics.[1][2][3] The team has only one person, 17 year old female para-alpine skier Insha Asfar.[1][2][3][4]
Schedule and results change
The first event on the para-alpine program is the downhill. It starts on 10 March, running from 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM. The second event on the program is Super-G. All skiers will race between 9:30 AM and 1:00 PM on 11 March. The super combined takes place on 13 March. The Super-G part of the event is in the morning. The slalom part is in the afternoon. The slalom event gets underway on 14 March and conclude on 15 March. Women and men both race during the same sessions in the morning. The afternoon sessions start with the women doing their second run. Then the men go. The last para-alpine skiing race of the 2018 Games is the giant slalom. It takes place on 17 - 18 March. Men and women both race at the same time in the morning sessions. Women race first in the afternoon sessions, with the men racing a half hour after they end.[5]
References change
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Insha Afsar - Disabled Sports USA". Disabled Sports USA. Archived from the original on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sana Jamal (22 February 2018). "Pakistani teenage amputee aims for 2018 Winter Paralympics". GulfNews. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Girl who lost a leg in an earthquake 11 years ago, aims to be a one-legged skier champion at the 2018 winter paralympics!". NTD.TV. 26 February 2018. Archived from the original on 23 February 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- ↑ "Pakistani Teen Who Lost a Leg in Earthquake Now a Skiing Competitor". ABC News. 1 January 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- ↑ "Programm". Austrian Paralympic Committee (in German). 12 February 2018. Archived from the original on 9 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.