Lebanon at the 2017 Asian Winter Games
Lebanon at the 2017 Asian Winter Games | |
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IOC code | LBN |
NOC | Lebanese Olympic Committee |
in Sapporo and Obihiro February 19–26 | |
Competitors | 8 in 1 sport |
Flag bearer | Samer Tawk(Opening Ceremony) Volunteer(Closing Ceremony) |
Medals |
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Asian Winter Games appearances | |
Lebanon is scheduled to compete 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 (three disciplines).[3] The team will consist of eight athletes (four men and four women).[4] The team was officially named by the Lebanese Olympic Committee on January 30, 2017,[5] and later on February 7, the team was introduced officially.[6]
Background
[edit]With the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2017 being held close to these games, the Lebanese Ski Federation opted to send its top four male and female athletes to the World Championships. The fifth and sixth ranked athletes per gender, according to results from 2015 and 2016 were selected to compete at these games.[4]
Competitors
[edit]The following table lists the Lebanese delegation per sport and gender.
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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Alpine skiing | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Cross-country skiing | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Snowboarding | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Total | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Alpine skiing
[edit]Lebanon's alpine skiing team consists of four athletes (two men and two women).[4]
- Men
- Women
Cross-country skiing
[edit]Lebanon's cross-country skiing team consists of two athletes (one man and one woman).[4]
- Man
- Woman
Snowboarding
[edit]Lebanon's snowboarding team consists of two athletes (one man and one woman).[4]
Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Nafez Tauk | Men's giant slalom | 1:16.38 | 21 | 1:04.13 | 19 | 2:20.51 | 19 |
Men's slalom | 1:02.00 | 20 | 51.46 | 16 | 1:53.46 | 16 | |
Uguette Fakhry | Women's giant slalom | 1:26.33 | 13 | 1:19.27 | 13 | 2:45.60 | 13 |
Women's slalom | 1:10.69 | 14 | 58.94 | 14 | 2:09.63 | 14 |
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c d e "Qualification Procedure for the International Ski Championships". www.sports-961.com/. Sports961. 5 January 2017. Archived from the original on 6 January 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ^ "الأولمبية اللبنانية أطلقت ورشة عمل الولاية الجديدة" [Lebanese Olympic launched a workshop for a new mandate]. www.sports-leb.com (in Arabic). Sports-Leb. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ^ "بعثة لبنان إلى الألعاب الآسيوية الشتوية" [Mission of Lebanon to the Asian Winter Games]. www.sports-leb.com (in Arabic). An-Nahar. 7 February 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2017.