Nepal at the 2017 Asian Winter Games
| Nepal at the 2017 Asian Winter Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | NEP |
| NOC | Nepal Olympic Committee |
| in Sapporo and Obihiro February 19–26 | |
| Competitors | 3 in 1 sport |
| Flag bearer | Saphal-Ram Shrestha |
| Medals |
|
| Asian Winter Games appearances | |
Nepal competed in the 2017 Asian Winter Games in Sapporo and Obihiro, Japan from February 19 to 26.[1][2] The country is scheduled to compete in one sport (two disciplines).[3][4]
Nepal's team consisted of three athletes (one man and two women).[5]
Alpine skier Saphal-Ram Shrestha was the country's flagbearer during the parade of nations at the opening ceremony.[6]
Competitors
The following table lists the Nepalese delegation per sport and gender.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Cross-country skiing | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Alpine skiing
Nepal's alpine skiing delegation consists of two athletes (one man and one woman).[5]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Saphal-Ram Shrestha | Men's giant slalom | DNF | |||||
| Men's slalom | 1:15.45 | 27 | DNF | ||||
| Sangita Lama | Women's giant slalom | 2:11.91 | 28 | DNF | |||
| Women's slalom | 1:49.09 | 29 | 2:37.97 | 24 | 4:27.06 | 24 | |
Cross-country skiing
Nepal's cross-country skiing delegation consists of one woman.[5] Manikala Rai competed in two races, finishing in 19th out of 23rd position in the women's 10 kilometre freestyle event.[7]
- Distance
- Woman
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Deficit | Rank | ||
| Manikala Rai | 10 km freestyle | 43:35.1 | +13:10.5 | 19 |
| 30 km freestyle mass start | 59:10.9 | +15:42.3 | 20 | |
References
- ^ "Sapporo 2017". www.ocasia.org/. Olympic Council of Asia. Archived from the original on 11 November 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
- ^ "OCA welcomes record number of teams, athletes to Sapporo 2017". www.ocasia.org/. Olympic Council of Asia. 17 February 2017. Archived from the original on 19 August 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Cross Country and Alpine Ski participant in 8th Asian winter games in Japan". www.nocnepal.org.np/. Nepal Olympic Committee. 18 February 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- ^ a b c "Team off to Japan". The Himalayan Times. Kathmandu, Nepal. 18 February 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ "Opening of 8th Winter Asian Games". www.nocnepal.org.np/. Nepal Olympic Committee. 20 February 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- ^ "Nepal's Rai 19th in cross-country skiing event in Asian Winter Games". The Himalayan Times. Kathmandu, Nepal. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2017.